IB skill practice

Apply the central limit theorem

Use the central limit theorem to approximate sampling distributions.

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 5

Standard error of a sample mean

A population has standard deviation \(20\), and samples have size \(100\). Find the standard error of \(\bar X\).

Worked practice: result and interpretation

Calculate the requested result first, then choose the interpretation that follows from it.