Chapter 7 Worksheet

Math 160

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Find the indicated critical z value.

1) Find the critical value z α/2 that corresponds to a 98% confidence level. 1)
A) 1.75 B) 2.05 C) 2.33 D) 2.575

2) Find the critical value z α/2 that corresponds to a 91% confidence level. 2)
A) 1.34 B) 1.645 C) 1.75 D) 1.70

3) Find z α/2 for α = 0.04. 3)

A) 2.05 B) 1.95 C) 2.65 D) 1.75

Solve the problem.

4) The following confidence interval is obtained for a population proportion, p: (0.862, 0.894). Use 4)
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these confidence interval limits to find the point estimate, p.
A) 0.862 B) 0.894 C) 0.878 D) 0.885

5) The following confidence interval is obtained for a population proportion, p: 0.422 < p < 0.446. Use 5)
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these confidence interval limits to find the point estimate, p.
A) 0.432 B) 0.434 C) 0.422 D) 0.436

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SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

Use the given degree of confidence and sample data to construct a confidence interval for the population proportion p.
6) A survey of 865 voters in one state reveals that 408 favor approval of an issue before the 6)
legislature. Construct the 95% confidence interval for the true proportion of all voters in the
state who favor approval.

7) Of 80 adults selected randomly from one town, 64 have health insurance. Find a 90% 7)
confidence interval for the true proportion of all adults in the town who have health
insurance.

Use the given data to find the minimum sample size required to estimate the population proportion.
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8) Margin of error: 0.011; confidence level: 92%; p and q unknown 8)

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9) Margin of error: 0.02; confidence level: 95%; from a prior study, p is estimated by the 9)
decimal equivalent of 52%.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Do one of the following, as appropriate: (a) Find the critical value z α/2, (b) find the critical value tα/2, (c) state that
neither the normal nor the t distribution applies.
10) 98%; n = 7; σ = 27; population appears to be normally distributed. 10)
A) z α/2 = 2.05 B) tα/2 = 1.96 C) tα/2 = 2.575 D) z α/2 = 2.33

11) 91%; n = 45; σ is known; population appears to be very skewed. 11)

A) z α/2 = 1.70 B) tα/2 = 1.34 C) tα/2 = 1.645 D) z α/2 = 1.75

12) 99%; n = 17; σ is unknown; population appears to be normally distributed. 12)

A) tα/2 = 2.898 B) z α/2 = 2.567 C) tα/2 = 2.921 D) z α/2 = 2.583

13) 90%; n = 10; σ is unknown; population appears to be normally distributed. 13)

A) tα/2 = 1.833 B) z α/2 = 2.262 C) tα/2 = 1.812 D) z α/2 = 1.383

14) 95%; n = 11; σ is known; population appears to be very skewed. 14)

A) Neither the normal nor the t distribution applies.
B) z α/2 = 1.812
C) z α/2 = 1.96
D) tα/2 = 2.228

Use the given degree of confidence and sample data to construct a confidence interval for the population mean μ. Assume
that the population has a normal distribution.
15) n = 10, x = 8.1, s = 4.8, 95% confidence 15)
A) 4.68 < μ < 11.52 B) 5.32 < μ < 10.88 C) 4.67 < μ < 11.53 D) 4.72 < μ < 11.48

16) n = 30, x = 84.6, s = 10.5, 90% confidence 16)

A) 79.32 < μ < 89.88 B) 80.68 < μ < 88.52
C) 81.34 < μ < 87.86 D) 81.36 < μ < 87.84

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SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

17) A sociologist develops a test to measure attitudes towards public transportation, and 27 17)
randomly selected subjects are given the test. Their mean score is 76.2 and their standard
deviation is 21.4. Construct the 95% confidence interval for the mean score of all such
subjects.

18) The amounts (in ounces) of juice in eight randomly selected juice bottles are: 18)
15.2 15.7 15.9 15.9
15.1 15.5 15.7 15.3
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the mean amount of juice in all such bottles.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Use the given information to find the minimum sample size required to estimate an unknown population mean μ.
19) Margin of error: $135, confidence level: 95%, σ = $500 19)
A) 46 B) 74 C) 37 D) 53

20) How many women must be randomly selected to estimate the mean weight of women in one age 20)
group. We want 90% confidence that the sample mean is within 3.4 lb of the population mean, and
the population standard deviation is known to be 25 lb.
A) 145 B) 208 C) 147 D) 148

Use the confidence level and sample data to find a confidence interval for estimating the population μ. Round your
answer to the same number of decimal places as the sample mean.
21) Test scores: n = 104, x = 95.3, σ = 6.5; 99% confidence 21)
A) 94.2 < μ < 96.4 B) 93.8 < μ < 96.8 C) 94.1 < μ < 96.5 D) 93.7 < μ < 96.9

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 22) A random sample of 104 light bulbs had a mean life of x = 543 hours with a standard deviation of 22)
σ = 26 hours. Construct a 90% confidence interval for the mean life, μ, of all light bulbs of this
type.
A) 539 hr < μ < 547 hr B) 536 hr < μ < 550 hr
C) 537 hr < μ < 549 hr D) 538 hr < μ < 548 hr

Solve the problem.

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23) Find the critical value χ R corresponding to a sample size of 9 and a confidence level of 95 percent. 23)

A) 15.507 B) 2.18 C) 2.733 D) 17.535

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24) Find the critical value χ R corresponding to a sample size of 19 and a confidence level of 99 24)

percent.
A) 34.805 B) 6.265 C) 37.156 D) 7.015

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25) Find the critical value χ L corresponding to a sample size of 23 and a confidence level of 90 25)

percent.
A) 9.542 B) 33.924 C) 40.289 D) 12.338

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26) Find the chi-square value χ L corresponding to a sample size of 10 and a confidence level of 99 26)

percent.
A) 2.088 B) 1.735 C) 23.589 D) 21.666

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SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

Use the given degree of confidence and sample data to find a confidence interval for the population standard deviation σ.
Assume that the population has a normal distribution. Round the confidence interval limits to the same number of
decimal places as the sample standard deviation.
27) The mean replacement time for a random sample of 20 washing machines is 10.3 years and 27)
the standard deviation is 2.7 years. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the standard
deviation, σ, of the replacement times of all washing machines of this type.

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Find the appropriate minimum sample size.

28) You want to be 95% confident that the sample variance is within 40% of the population variance. 28)
A) 57 B) 11 C) 224 D) 14

29) You want to be 99% confident that the sample standard deviation s is within 5% of the population 29)
standard deviation.
A) 923 B) 2638 C) 2434 D) 1336

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

Use the given degree of confidence and sample data to find a confidence interval for the population standard deviation σ.
Assume that the population has a normal distribution. Round the confidence interval limits to one more decimal place
than is used for the original set of data.
30) The amounts (in ounces) of juice in eight randomly selected juice bottles are: 30)
15.5 15.5 15.2 15.5
15.9 15.2 15.4 15.2
Find a 98% confidence interval for the population standard deviation σ.

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Answer Key
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1) C
2) D
3) A
4) C
5) B
6) 0.438 < p < 0.505
7) 0.726 < p < 0.874
8) 6328
9) 2398
10) D
11) A
12) C
13) A
14) A
15) C
16) C
17) 67.7 < μ < 84.7
18) 15.23 oz < μ < 15.85 oz
19) D
20) C
21) D
22) A
23) D
24) C
25) D
26) B
27) 1.9 yr < σ < 4.5 yr
28) A
29) D
30) 0.15 oz < σ < 0.56 oz