ESTIMATION

CASE 3
• Confidence interval for population mean μ,
when σ is unknown.

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• A random sample of 10 boys had the following
1.Qs: 70, 120, 110, 101, 88, 83, 95, 107, 100,
98. Find the 95% confidence interval for the
population mean assume that 1Q’s are
normally distributed and the variance is not
known.
• A sample of size 16 from a normal population
with unknown standard deviation gave x̄ =
14.5 and s = 5 .Find a 90 % confidence
interval on the population mean.
• The masses, in gram of 12 balls bearing taken
at random from a batch are 31.4, 33.1, 35.9,
34.7, 33.4, 34.5, 35.0, 32.5, 36.9, 36.4, 35.8,
33.2. Calculate a 90% confidence interval for
the mean mass of the population supposed
normal, from which these masses where
drawn .
• The breaking strength of 10 specimen of 0.104
inches diameter hard -drawn copper wire are
found to be 578, 572, 570, 568, 572, 570, 570,
572, 596, 584, lbs. . Calculate the 95%
confidence interval for the mean braking
strength of this kind of wire, assuming that
the measurements
• What is meant by the term “ confidence
interval “ find the 90% confidence interval for
the mean of normal distribution if σ = 2 and if
a sample of size 8 gave the values 9, 14, 10,
12, 7, 13, 11, 12. what would be the
confidence interval ,if σ were unknown ?
• What is meant by the term “ confidence
interval “ find the 90% confidence interval for
the mean of normal distribution if σ = 2 and if
a sample of size 8 gave the values 9, 14, 10,
12, 7, 13, 11, 12. what would be the
confidence interval ,if σ were unknown ?