Answer to Question #314970 in Statistics and Probability for Kay

Question

Construct all random samples consisting two observations from the given data. You are asked to guess the average weight of the six watermelons by taking a random sample without replacement from the population.

Watermelon A B C D E F

Weight (in pounds) 19 14 15 9 10 17

Answer 1

Random samples

19,14

19,15

19,9

19,10

19,17

14,15

14,9

14,10

14,17

15,9

15,10

15,17

9,10

9,17

10,17

$\mu=(19+14+15+9+10+17)/6=14$