MATH142

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Direction: Solve the following problems in the space provided.

Travel to Outer Space. ACBS News/New York High School Graduates Who Take the SAT. The
Times poll found that 329 out of 763 adults said they national average for the percentage of high school
would travel to outer space in their lifetime, given the graduates taking the SAT is 49%, but the state
chance. Estimate the true proportion of adults who averages vary from a low of 4% to a high of 92%. A
would like to travel to outer space with 92% random sample of 300 graduating high school seniors
confidence. was polled across a particular tristate area, and it was
found that 195 of them had taken the SAT. Estimate
the true proportion of high school graduates in this
region who take the SAT with 95% confidence.

Canoe Survey. A survey of 50 first-time white-water
canoers showed that 23 did not want to repeat the
experience. Find the 90% confidence interval of the
true proportion of canoers who did not wish to canoe
the rapids a second time. If a rafting company wants
to distribute brochures for repeat trips, what is the
minimum number it should print?
DVD Players. A survey of 85 families showed that 36
owned at least one DVD player. Find the 99%
confidence interval of the true proportion of families
who own at least one DVD player. If another survey in
a different location found that the proportion of
families who owned at least one DVD player was 0.52,
would you consider that the proportion of families in
this area was larger than in the area where the original
survey was done?
Cost of Knee Replacement. Surgery U.S. insurers’
costs for knee replacement surgery range from
$17,627 to $25,462. Estimate the population variance
(standard deviation) in cost with 98% confidence
based on a random sample of 10 persons who have
had this surgery.
New-Car Lease Fees. A new-car dealer is leasing
various brand-new models for the monthly rates (in
dollars) listed below. Estimate the true population
variance (and standard deviation) in leasing rates with
90% confidence.
169 169 199 239 239 249
Age of College Students. Find the 90% confidence
interval for the variance and standard deviation of the
ages of seniors at Oak Park College if a sample of 24
students has a standard deviation of 2.3 years.
Assume the variable is normally distributed.
Home Ownership Rates. The percentage rates of
home ownership for 8 randomly selected states are
listed below. Estimate the population variance and
standard deviation for the percentage rate of home
ownership with 99% confidence.
66.0 75.8 70.9 73.9 63.4 68.5 73.3 65.9