1.

An important issue facing Americans is the large number of medical

malpractice lawsuits and the expenses that they generate. In a study of
1228 randomly selected medical malpractice lawsuits, it is found that
856 of them were later dropped or dismissed (based on data from the
Physician Insurers Ass of America).
Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate of the proportion of
medical malpractice lawsuits that are dropped or dismissed.
n = 1228
x= 856
856
p^ = 1228
=0.6971

1 - a = 0.95
a = 0.05
a
2 = 0.025

a
P(Z < -Z 2 ) = 0.025
a
Z 2 = 1.96
a
E = Z 2 x√ P¿ ¿ ¿= 1.96x
√ 0.6971( 1−0.6971)
1228
= 0.0257
(P^ - E, P^ + E ) = (0.6971 - 0.0257,0.6971 + 0.0257)
= (0.6714, 0.7228)

2. How many integrated circuits must be randomly selected and tested for
time to failure in order to estimate the mean time to failure? We want
95% confidence that the sample mean is within 2 hr of the population
mean, and the population standard deviation is known to be 18.6 hours.
1- a = 0.95
a = 0.05
a
2
= 0.025
a
Z 2 = 1.96
E=2
б = 18.6
 ( ) =( ) = 332.26 = 333
2 2
a б 18.6
n= Z x
2 E
1.96 x
2
3. Twelve different video games showing substance use were observed.
The duration times (in seconds) of alcohol use were recorded, with the
times listed below. The design of the study justifies the assumption that the
sample can be treated as a simple random sample. Use the sample data to
construct a 95% confidence interval estimate of the mean duration time
that the video showed the use of alcohol.
84 ; 14; 583; 50; 0; 57; 207; 43; 178; 0; 2; 57. = 106.25; S = 164.33
n = 12
б = 157.336
1 – a = 0.95
a = 0.05
a
2
= 0.025
a
P(Z < -Z 2 )
a
Z 2 = 1.96
a б 157.336
E = Z2x = 1.96 x = 89.021
√n √ 12
(x – E, x + E) = (106.25 – 89.021, 106.25 + 89.021) = (17.229, 195.271)
4. A simple random sample of 125 SAT scores has a mean of 1522.
Asume that all SAT scores have normal distribution with standard
deviation of 333.
a. Construct 95% confidence interval estimate of the mean SAT score.
b. Construct 99% confidence interval estimate of the mean SAT score.
a.
n = 125
x =1522
б=333
1 – a = 0.95
a = 0.05
a
2
= 0.025
a
Z 2 = 1.96
a б 333
E = Z 2 x n = 1.96x 125 =58.377
√ √
(x – E, x + E) = (1522 – 58.377, 1522 + 58.377) = (1464.623, 1579.377)
b.
n = 125
x =1522
б=333
1 – a = 0.99
a = 0.01
a
2
= 0.005
a
Z 2 = 2.575
a б 333
E = Z 2 x n = 2.575x 125 =76.695
√ √
(x – E, x + E) = (1522 – 76.695, 1522 + 76.695)
= (1445.304, 1598.696)
5. What sample size is needed to estimate the mean white blood cell count
for the population of adults in the United States? Assume that you want 99%
confidence that the sample mean is within 0.2 of the population mean. The
population standard deviation is 2.5.
E = 0.2
б = 2.5
1 – a = 0.99
a = 0.01
a
=¿ 0.005
2
a
Z = 2.575
2

( ) = (2.575x 2.5
2
a б
n= Z x
2 E
2
0.2
) =1036.035=1037