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Tutorial 5 (Chapter 7)

1. Find the critical value for: 1 96

025 Ea 12 = 20 05 =

95% level of confidence if  known and a 0 05 912 = 0

.

a.
.

= .
.

b. 90% level of confidence if  unknown with n = 25. d 0 . 1a/ = = 2 0

. 05 Qf =λ -

1 = 2 φ .

talr = to o 5 24 = 1 y 11
2. A random sample of 50 students has a test score average with a standard deviation of 10.9. Find
. .
,

the margin of error if α = 0.10.

n = 50 τ= 10 .
9 ZaL= 1 . 645 E = 2912 号 = 1 . 645 × 100 = 0 .

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3. The 98% confidence interval for the proportion population is (0.28,0.52). How large was the
sample used to construct this interval? . 28 zak ? ☆ M

-
=
↑= 6 e =
0. 17 ) 91 -
≈ a
↑= ≈
4

9 k=
1 r 8 + o . l 0 : n =
a 0 0202 1 Zah = . 326
.

= .

0 . O
2
o
r
= 0 .

12
= 0
.

4 0

4. A publishing company studies the sales of various franchises in its stores. They draw a random
sample of 75 stores in the chain and measure the average daily sales. They find that 𝑥̅ = $5,670 6006
9333 347
and s = $1,750 . Calculate a 90% confidence interval for μ, the mean daily sales of their stores. 警
∴ .
← ea

df = 74 = 5670
n = 75
1750 =θ ta ,
. 060
tah 着 = 1 . 666× 号克 36 . 6 到义 ± 义 S =
a
1 ( r 1 E=
5670 ± 336 653
=

1 E =
.

5. A sample of 15 randomly selected students has a grade point average of 2.86 with a standard
deviation of 0.78. Construct the 90% confidence interval for the mean grade point of all
students. Assume the population has a normal distribution.
n 15 X
= .

= 2 .

86 τ= 0 78 .
x =
0 .

1
⼯是 1 0
引⼜ 86 ±
64 S
号 ± E 33 53 ⽐ 319
2 <
E
箭 0
=
<
Z τ 645 33 3
∴
=
=
l2 1 ×
≈ 0
.
.
-

≥
.

6. A sample of 10 randomly selected women had a mean height of 63.4 inches. From previous
.

studies, the standard deviation  is 2.4. Construct the 95% confidence interval for the women's
mean height. 瑶焉 1 96 毙⾄
2
2 4 05 E a 0 E
号 1 96
τ= = =
×
= =
15
.

n = 10 x =
63 4
.
EX
±= 634 ± 1 .
5 ∴ 61 .

9 < M < 64 G .

7. A sample of 49 randomly selected students has a mean age of 22.4 years with a population
standard deviation of 3.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the mean age of all students.
n = 49 * =
22 -

ψ E= 3 8 .
a =
0 .
02 Eal2 =
2 .

326 .
E = Za 2
箭 = 2 . 336 × 3 号
≈ 1 . 3
* ± E ≈ 22 . 4

± 1 . 3

∴ 21 1 < K < 23 T

8. An insurance company checks records on 582 accidents selected randomly and notes that
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n ↑= 4 ↑ 可 )

teenagers were at the wheel in 91 of them. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the
.

e
红塔 = za

0844 proportion of all auto accidents that involve teenage drivers.

1960110 582
x
n = 382
9115
X =
97 a = 0 0 s p = 加
奇
=≈ 0 . 156 ↑= 1
- :

0 . 844 rak
=
1 .
96 np =
.

≈ O 02 G

9. In a random sample of 390 college students, 110 said they owned a car. Construct a 95%
.

P ± E 0 156 ± 029
confidence interval for the proportion of all college students who own cars.
= .

0 .

127 < LC
∴ 0 . . 185 : 390 x = 110 r O .
Os奇
1107 s 酷
282
=

M
0
≈
0

=
VP np = 28075 22
0
n e

= = .
118 2 G
2= 1 . 96 =

10. The confidence interval for the mean height of all coconut trees is (59.608, 60.392). Suppose we
know that the sample standard deviation is s = 5 feet and n = 625. What is the confidence level
of this confidence interval? 392 = 6 S 5
= on e 6 9 r

- c 0 = 0
. n
=

5
008 + O O
60392
* s 9
T
.
☆
60 0 392
, raw =
=
× π2
950
.

. 96 ∴
⑩
=
s ra 流 = .
.
∴ C
e s a = =
,

:
1

0
5

11. The population mean for a 90% confidence interval is 20 < mu < 26. What is the sample mean?
义 +
些 = 20
= 3

^=
P 0 .

3 : 1 - P = 0 -

T 12. A research group studies how depression causes mental health problems among young people,
E
especially university students, due to stress from studies and independent living. The study
= 0 . 02 c = O .
」

Gβ红
= 2
E = 2
红 M - ∞ n

Efound that 30% of them experienced depression from the random sample selected. What closest
2

= 1 645 * 1 645 × 3 7

sample size would you need to estimate p with a margin of error of 0.02 with 90% confidence?
.
0 × 0
.

0 . 0 已 ☆ O .
O 2

≈ 1470 .
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13. All of the following increase the width of a confidence interval except
n
∴= 1421

a. Increased confidence level b. Increased variability

c. Increased sample size
√ d. Decreased sample size

14. If the confidence level is increased from 90% to 99% (and still use a sample of 100
observations), then comparing with the 90% interval 50  3, the 99% confidence interval for

√a. becomes wider b. becomes narrower
b. remains unchanged d. no answer