Question

An organic farmer wanted to find out how many eggs a typical hen lays during 1 month. She chose 8 hens at random from the 60 hens she has, then recorded the number of eggs each of the 8 hens laid.



Number of eggs: 9, 9, 7, 11, 10, 11, 11, 8



What is an estimate of the mean number of eggs laid in the population of 60 hens?

Answer 1

9.5?

Answer 2

@johnweldon1993

Answer 3

You can get a Point Estimate of the population mean by calculating the sample mean.
To find the sample mean, add the 8 values in the sample, then divide the total by 8.

Answer 4

Well mean is the average

Answer 5

So yes when you add up all the numbers and then divide it by the number of numbers you get 9.5

Answer 6

Thankss guys :)

Answer 7

Wait but does it want you to find the average of all 60 hens or just the 8?

Answer 8

Uhhh, idk lmaoo

Answer 9

You can get a Point Estimate of the population mean by calculating the sample mean.