POINT AND INTERVAL

ESTIMATOR OF THE
POPULATION MEAN

WEEK 7
 ESTIMATE
It is a value, or a range of values, that
approximates the population value.
 POINT INTERVAL
ESTIMATE ESTIMATE
A Point Estimate is a Interval Estimate also
specific numerical value called a confidence
of a population interval, is a range of
parameter. values used to estimate
a parameter. The
The sample mean is the estimate may or may
best point estimate of a not contain the true
population mean. parameter value.
The point estimate of the population mean is
the sample mean 𝑥
𝜎
Standard error of the mean 𝜎𝑛 =
𝑛
𝜎
Margin of error: 𝐸 = 𝑍𝛼
2 𝑛
 Interval Estimate: 𝐼𝐸 = 𝑥 ± 𝐸

Confidence level: 1 − 𝛼 where 𝛼 is the

significance level.
 1. A sample of size 50 was taken to estimate
the population mean. If sample mean is 15 and
the population standard deviation is 3.5,
determine the point and interval estimate of
the population mean at 5% level of significance.

𝑃. 𝐸 = 𝑋 = 15 𝑛 = 50
𝜎 = 3.5 𝛼 = 0.05 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑓. 𝐿𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙 =
95% or 0.95
 Confidence 𝜶 𝜶 𝑍𝛼
𝜎 Level 𝟐 2
𝜎𝑛 =
𝑛 90% .10 0.05 1.645
3.5 95% 0.05 0.025 1.96
𝜎𝑛 =
50 98% 0.02 0.01 2.33
99% 0.01 0.005 2.58
3.5
𝐸 = 𝑍𝛼 𝐼𝐸 = 𝑥 ± 𝐸 𝐼𝐸 = 15 ± 0.9702
2 50
≈ (14.0298, 15.9702)
3.5
𝐸 = 1.96 ≈ 0.9702
50
2. A random sample of 100 cellular phones has
an average battery life of 12 hours at a
standard use. At 98% confidence level,
determine the point and interval estimate of
the population mean, given that the population
standard deviation is 3.2.
𝑃. 𝐸 = 𝑋 = 12 ℎ𝑟𝑠 𝑛 = 100
𝜎 = 3.2 𝛼 = 0.02 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑓. 𝐿𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙 =
98% or 0.98
 Confidence 𝜶 𝜶 𝑍𝛼
𝜎 Level 𝟐 2
𝜎𝑛 =
𝑛 90% .10 0.05 1.645
3.2 95% 0.05 0.025 1.96
𝜎𝑛 =
100 98% 0.02 0.01 2.33
99% 0.01 0.005 2.58
3.2
𝐸 = 𝑍𝛼 𝐼𝐸 = 𝑥 ± 𝐸 𝐼𝐸 = 12 ± 0.7456
2 10
≈ (11.2544, 12.7456)
3.2
𝐸 = 2.33 ≈ 0.7456
10
3. To determine the average weight of oranges,
100 oranges were weighed. The mean weight of
the sample is 150 g. Previous studies show a
standard deviation of 40 g. Find the interval
estimate of the population mean using 95%
confidence level.
𝑃. 𝐸 = 𝑋 = 150 𝑛 = 100
𝜎 = 40 𝛼 = 0.05 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑓. 𝐿𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙 =
95% or 0.95
 Confidence 𝜶 𝜶 𝑍𝛼
𝜎 Level 𝟐 2
𝜎𝑛 =
𝑛 90% .10 0.05 1.645
40 95% 0.05 0.025 1.96
𝜎𝑛 =
100 98% 0.02 0.01 2.33
99% 0.01 0.005 2.58
40
𝐸 = 𝑍𝛼 𝐼𝐸 = 𝑥 ± 𝐸 𝐼𝐸 = 150 ± 7.84
2 10
≈ (142.16, 157.84)
40
𝐸 = 1.96
10
≈ 7.84
SEATWORK:
In a study of 50 senior high school students,
the mean number of hours per week that they
played video games was 20.5 hrs. It was
estimated that the population standard
deviation was 3.7. What is the 99% confidence
interval for the mean time for playing video
games?