Jerra surveys 150 people about how many movies they have seen in the theater in the past year. A sample of 15 responses is shown.

Number of Movies

12

9

16

9

10

11

10

14

4

2

4

0

12

1

6



Estimate the population mean.

1 answer

To estimate the population mean from Jerra's sample of responses, we will first calculate the mean of the provided sample data.

Here are the responses:

  • 12
  • 9
  • 16
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 10
  • 14
  • 4
  • 2
  • 4
  • 0
  • 12
  • 1
  • 6

Step 1: Calculate the sum of the responses

Sum = 12 + 9 + 16 + 9 + 10 + 11 + 10 + 14 + 4 + 2 + 4 + 0 + 12 + 1 + 6 = 21 + 16 + 11 + 10 + 14 + 2 + 4 + 0 + 12 + 1 + 6 = 112

Step 2: Count the number of responses

There are 15 responses in total.

Step 3: Calculate the mean of the sample

Mean = (Sum of responses) / (Number of responses)
Mean = 112 / 15 ≈ 7.47

Final Estimate

The estimated population mean number of movies seen in the theater in the past year is approximately 7.47.