Elementary Statistics: A Step-by-Step Approach with Formula Card 9th Edition

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Chapter 6 - The Normal Distribution - 6-2 Applications of the Normal Distribution - Exercises 6-2 - Page 340: 32

Answer

No, see explanations.

Work Step by Step

We have $\mu=456,\sigma=100$ for the population. A subgroup of these students may have a different mean and standard deviation. While the sampling mean will be the same as $\mu$, the sampling standard deviation will be $\sigma/\sqrt n$ where n is the sample size. For a particular sample (subgroup), such as from the National Honor Society, the mean is likely to be higher than $\mu$ and the standard deviation less than $\sigma$.
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