Quick Reference for Confidence Intervals

For the interval estimate of the proportion of yellow candies:

= 1470 = 257

= .175 = .01

99% Confidence Interval Estimate: (.149, .201)

Confidence level estimates from a population proportion, with a degree of confidence, the, specific
characteristic within that population. With this case, we are 99% confident that the proportion of yellow
candies in any bag is between .149 and .201.

For the interval estimate of the mean number of candies in a bag:

n = 24

= 61.25

=.05

s= 7.943

Degrees of freedom= 24

95% confidence interval estimate: (57.79, 64.71)

Confidence level estimates the population mean to fall within a specific interval. IN this case, we are
95% confident that the mean number of all skittles in any bag of skittles is between 57.79 and 64.71.

For the interval estimate of the standard deviation of the number of candies in a bag:
n = 24

s = 7.943

= .02

X2R =42.980

X2L = 10.856

98 % Confidence level estimate: (5.81, 11.56)

Confidence interval estimates from population standard deviation to make an interval of the population
standard deviation the number would be between. In this case, we are 98% confident that the
population standard deviation is between 5.81 and 11.81. However, the problem with confidence
interval estimates from a sample population standard deviation would be off because we dont have the
true population and real standard deviation.

Quick Reference for Hypothesis Tests

For testing the claim that 20% of Skittles are red with .05 significance level:
n = 1470 x = 319 = .217 = .05
H0: p= .20

H1: p .20

There is not enough evidence to reject the claim that 20% of all skittles are red.

For testing the claim that the mean number of Skittles in a 2.17-oz. bag is 55 with .01 significance level:
n = 24

= 61.25

= .01 s= 7.943

H0: = 55
H1: 55

The test statistic is great than the critical value. Reject the null hypothesis.