NIKKA Y.

ABENION
MAED
EDUC 202 – FUNDAMENTALS OF STATISTICS
Permit number: 0438584

Quiz no.10 (Final Exam)

Problem:
A course in statistics is taught to 15 students using the conventional classroom
approvals. Another group of 12 students were given the course using the computer-
oriented approach. The sample examination was given to each group at the end of the
chapter. The average score of the students is 90 with a standard deviation of 5, while
the 12 students made an average score of 84 with standard deviation of 4. Construct a
98% confidence interval for the difference between the population mean, assuming that
the distribution to be normal.
Answer:

Given:

Mean Standard Deviation Population

Group 1 90 5 15
Group 2 84 4 12
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the difference between the population
mean, assuming that the distribution to be normal.

In symbol:
x́ 1 = 90 SD1 = 5 n = 15
x́ 2 = 84 SD2 = 4 n = 12
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the difference between the
population mean, assuming that the distribution to be normal

Level of Significance degree of freedom

α = 1 – CL df1 = 15 – 1 = 14
α = 1 – 0.98 df2 = 12 – 1 = 11
α = 0.02 we will use the smaller df
Critical Value = ± 2.718078
Confidence Interval: Point Estimate ± Margin of Error
Equation:

Solution:
 52 4 2 = 1.292
Lower bound: (90 – 84) – 2.718078 X
√ +
15 12
52 4 2 = 10.708
Upper bound: (90 – 84) + 2.718078 X
√ +
15 12

Conclusion:
We are 98% confident that the mean difference between group 1 and
group 2 is between 1.292 and 10.708