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Hi.

Whether the sample mean is the best estimate of the population mean depends on the true underlying distribution (which could well be the normal; that's really a theoretical matter more than anything else). See this explanation for example.


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Rick Marcantonio
Quality Assurance
IBM
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Original Message:
Sent: Mon November 28, 2022 12:25 PM
From: Clifton Hamilton
Subject: Calculated Mean and a Test of Normality

Hi Rick,

Please confirm or adjust my understanding of the following:

When calculating the mean of a descriptive statistic such as age along with a normality test, the reported mean is both the mean of the sample group and our best estimate of the population mean (CIs provided). 

Thanks in advance. 

Cliff

#SPSSStatistics

Original Message:
Sent: 11/28/2022 12:42:00 PM
From: Rick Marcantonio
Subject: RE: Calculated Mean and a Test of Normality

Hi.

Whether the sample mean is the best estimate of the population mean depends on the true underlying distribution (which could well be the normal; that's really a theoretical matter more than anything else). See this explanation for example.


------------------------------
Rick Marcantonio
Quality Assurance
IBM
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: Mon November 28, 2022 12:25 PM
From: Clifton Hamilton
Subject: Calculated Mean and a Test of Normality

Hi Rick,

Please confirm or adjust my understanding of the following:

When calculating the mean of a descriptive statistic such as age along with a normality test, the reported mean is both the mean of the sample group and our best estimate of the population mean (CIs provided). 

Thanks in advance. 

Cliff

#SPSSStatistics