Answer:-

17.

The Central Statistical agency (CSA) of Ethiopia has past data that indicate the interview time for a
consumer opinion study has standard deviation of 6 minutes.

a) How large a sample should be taken if the authority desires a 98% level of precision that the
mean interval time to be within 2 minutes or less?

Solution: Given that, a) Population standard deviation = 6 Margin of error = E = 2 at 98% confidence
level the z is, = 1 - 98% = 1 - 0.98=0.02

B) Assume that a sample of size found in part (a) is taken and that the mean interview time and
standard deviation for this sample were 32 minutes and 5 minutes respectively. Find a 98%
confidence interval for the population mean interview time.

18. An Economist wishes to test if it is true that a certain group of professional women, the average
age at which they have their first baby is less than 28 years. To test the claim, an economist select

19) The super market wants to test at a =5% significance level of the hypothesis that the method of
payment for groceries is independent of the time of purchase. There are methods of payments:
cash, cheque and credit card the following contingency table shows some sample data for method of
payment and time of purchase. And make a conclusion.