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It states formally that the average of a large number of independent identically distributed random variables will have a normal distribution. | |||
The central limit theorem is important in sampling theory. It explains that sample means follow a normal distribution - regardless of the actual distribution of the parent population - and that the sample mean is an unbiased estimate of the parent population mean. | |||
The | The central limit theorem also explains why larger samples will - on average - produce better estimates of the parent population mean. | ||
The central limit theorem is sometimes known as the '' law of large numbers''. | |||
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Revision as of 14:17, 23 October 2012
It states formally that the average of a large number of independent identically distributed random variables will have a normal distribution.
The central limit theorem is important in sampling theory. It explains that sample means follow a normal distribution - regardless of the actual distribution of the parent population - and that the sample mean is an unbiased estimate of the parent population mean.
The central limit theorem also explains why larger samples will - on average - produce better estimates of the parent population mean.
The central limit theorem is sometimes known as the law of large numbers.
See also
