ASSESSMENT 1|STA404|NOV 2021|WEEK 7

ASSESSMENT 1: TAKE HOME QUIZ

INSTRUCTION:
(a) Answer ALL questions using your own paper.
(b) Scanned your answer using the scanner apps on your device.
(c) Convert and combine the file into a one (1) PDF filem (https://combinepdf.com/ )
(d) Write down your full name and group as the filename (<FULLNAME_GROUP>.pdf)
(e) Upload the file.

QUESTION
1. For each of the following variables, identify whether it is a qualittative, quantitative discrete
or quantitative continuous variable and state the scale of measurement.
(a) The number of times per mont students went to library
(b) The types of soap brand purchased by a group of mothers
(c) IQ test score for psychometrics test
(d) The weight of vegetables
(e) The list of top 5 skilled workers in Company Suci
(10 marks)

2. Fifty college students were randomly selected and their height were measured. The
following information were obatined.
Min=130 Max=193 Q1=150 Q3=170 Median=156
Draw a box and whisker plot. Determine the shape of distribution.
(5 marks)

3. Suppose the following data are selected randomly from a population of normally distributed
value.
40 44 43 48 51 57 58 42 50 47
(a) What is the point estimate of μ
(1 marks)
(b) Construct a 95% confidence interval to estimate the population mean.
(5 marks)

4. In an attempt to compare the starting salaries of college graduates majoring in education

and social sciences, random samples of 50 recent college graduates in each major were
selected and the following information was obtained:
Major Mean Standard deviation
Education 3380 185
Social Science 3195 198
(a) Obtain the 90% confidence interval for the mean difference of starting salaries between
education and social science major.
(5 marks)
(b) Do you think that the difference for the two groups is significant?Justify your answer.
(2 marks)
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5. The manufacturer of a gasoline additive claims that the use of this additive increases
gasoline mileage. A random sample of six cars was selected, and these cars were driven
for 1 week without the gasoline additive and then for 1 week with the gasoline additive.
The following table gives the miles per gallon for these cars without and with the gasoline
additive.
Without 24.6 28.3 18.9 23.7 15.4 29.5
with 26.3 31.7 18.2 25.3 18.3 30.9
(a) Construct a 99% confidence interval for the mean μd of the population of paired
differences.
(5 marks)
(b) From the confidence interval constructed in (a), can you conclude that the usage of
gasoline additive increase the gasoline mileage? Explain.
(2 marks)