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STAT 101 INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS - GROUPS 2, 3, & 4 Class Exercise 7 Solutions 1. (i) Given that x = 21.34, s = 8.53 and t0.025,449 1.96 We do not need to make any assumption. Since the sample size is relatively large, the sample mean is approximately normal by the Central Limit Theorem, 2 i.e. X N(, 450 ). The statistic is therefore close to the t-distribution. A 95% condence interval for the population mean, , amount spent in the pet supply store is 8.53 21.34 1.96 450 21.34 0.78813 (20.55, (ii) Since p =
54 450

22.13)

= 0.12 and n(1 p) = 47.52 > 5, the sample proportion is approxp

imately normal by the Central Limit Theorem and p N(p, p(1p) ). Therefore, 450 no assumption is needed. A 90% condence interval of the population proportion p (of customers who own only a cat) is 0.12 1.6449 0.12 0.0252 (0.0948, 0.1452) 0.12(1 0.12) 450

(iii) Given that 1 = 0.10, = 9, and e = 0.8, we get Z0.05 = 1.6449 n=

2 Z0.05 2 1.64492 92 = = 342.4 e2 0.82

The required sample size is 343. (iv) Because no information is available from the past data, assume that p = 0.5. n=
2 Z0.25 p (1 p) 1.962 0.5 0.5 = = 1067.1 e2 0.032

The required sample size is 1068.

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