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My aim is that within the limits of a small-scale survey I will collect sample data of a population, and by using estimation techniques I will determine the population's parameters (such as the mean and the variance).
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Mathematics Coursework - Statistics. S1 Task A: Measurements. Aim. My aim is that within the limits of a small-scale survey I will collect sample data of a population, and by using estimation techniques I will determine the population's parameters (such as the mean and the variance). My population is smarties, and in this investigation I am looking at the individual weight of random smarties, which will be my sample. I decided to stick with weight, as it is a property that will vary a lot, I think, and so I hope will prove an interesting investigation. An important factor to help me decide on how large my sample should be is that the size of the sample must be quite small, because it is stated so in my aim. However, to make accurate estimates of population parameters the sample must be large enough. Therefore to help me decide on the size of my sample,...
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