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1. An electrical firm manufactures light bulbs that have a length of life that is approximately
normally distributed., with a standard deviation of 40 hours. If a random sample of 30 bulbs has
an average life of 780 hours, find a 96% confidence interval for the population mean of all bulbs
produced by this firm. How large sample is needed if we wish to be 96% confident that our
sample mean will be within 10 hours of the true mean?

2. The contents of 7 similar containers of sulfuric acid are 9.8, 10.2, 10.4, 9.8, 10, 10.2, and 9.6
liters. Find a 95% confidence interval for the mean content of all such containers, assuming an
approximate normal distribution for container contents.

3. A random sample of 100 PUJ (public utility jeep) shows that a jeepney is driven on the
average 24, 500 km per year, with a standard deviation of 3, 900 kilometers.
a. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the average number of km a jeepney is driven
annually.
b. What can we assert with 99% confidence about the possible size of our error if we estimate
the average number of km driven by jeepney drivers to be 23, 500 km per year?

4. Suppose that time allotted for commercials on a primetime TV program is known to have a
normal distribution with a standard deviation of 1.5 minutes. A study of 35 showings gave an
average commercial time of 10 minutes. Compute for the maximum error. Construct a 95%
confidence interval for the true mean.

5. A random sample of 12 female students in a certain dorm showed an average weekly

expenditure of P750 for snack foods, with a standard deviation of P175. Construct a 90%
confidence interval for the average amount spent each week on snack foods by female students
living in this dormitory, assuming the expenditures to be approximately normally distributed.

6. The mean and standard deviation for the quality grade point averages of a random sample of
28 college seniors are calculated to be 2.6 and 0.3 respectively. Find the 95% confidence
interval for the mean of the entire senior class. How large sample is needed if we want to be
95% confident that our estimate of µ is not off by more than 0.05?
7. To estimate the average serving time at a fast food restaurant, a consultant noted that the
time taken by 40 counter servers to complete a standard order (consisting of 2 burgers, 2 large
fries and two drinks). The servers average 78.4 seconds with a standard deviation of 13.2
seconds to complete the orders. What can the consultant assert with 95% confidence about the
maximum error if he uses x́ =78.4 seconds as an estimate or the true average time required to
complete the standard order?

8. A company surveyed 4400 college graduates about the lengths of time required to earn their
bachelor’s degrees. The mean is 5.15 years, and the standard deviation is 1.68 years. Based on
this sample data, construct the 99% confidence interval for the mean time required by all college
graduates.

9. In a time-used study, 20 randomly selected managers were found to spend an average of 2.4
hours each day on paper works. The standard deviation of the 20 observations is 1.3 hours.
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the mean time spent on paperwork by managers.

10. In a study of physical attractiveness and mental disorders, 231 subjects were rated for
attractiveness and the resulting sample mean and standard deviation are 3.94 and 0.75,
respectively. Determine the sample size necessary to estimate the sample mean, assuming you
want a 95% confidence and margin error of 0.05.
11. The number of incorrect answers on a true-false test for a sample of 15 students were
recorded as follows: 2, 1, 3, 0, 1, 3, 6, 0, 3, 3, 5, 2, 1, 4, 2. Estimate the variance.

12. in a study of 12 hypnosis to relieve pain, sensory ratings were measured for 16 subjects,
with results given below. Use these data to estimate the mean.
8.8 6.2 7.7 7.4 6.4 6.1 6.8 9.8 8.3 11.9 8.5 5.2 6.1
11.3 6.0 10.6

13. The following scores represent the final course grade in Statistics of 44 Pre-PT students
73.33 77.67 81.33 82.00 83.67 86.33 88.67 89.33 75.00 78.00 81.33 82.00 84.67
87.33 88.67 91.67 75.00 79.00 81.67 82.67 85.33 88.00 89.67 91.67 77.00 79.33
81.67 82.67 85.33 88.00 89.00 93.67 83.00 86.00 88.33 89.00 93.67 77.75 81.25
91.75 86.25 88.00 89.33 94.67
Find a good point estimate each for the mean, variance and standard deviation of all the grades
of Pre-PT students in Statistics.