Statistics and Probability

Problem Set No. 1

Name: _______________________ Date: _________________

Grade & Section: _______________ Score: ________________

Directions: Answer what is asked in each of the following items. Using a short
bondpaper, copy the questions, show your detailed solutions, and provide your
conclusions on the problems. Write eligibly and neatly. Avoid erasures.

1. Compute the 98% interval estimate of μgiven x=18 , n=15 , s=3.

2. A sample of 50 Asian women showed a mean height of 60 inches. If it is
known that the standard deviation of heights of Asian women is 2.5
inches, construct 70% confidence interval estimate for the height of all
Asian women.
3. A company that manufactures electronic calculators uses a certain type of
plastic. An alternative plastic material is introduced in the market and the
manager of the company is thinking of shifting to this material. He will
decide to shift if the mean breaking strength of the new material is greater
than 155. It is known that the breaking strengths of the new plastic
material follow the normal distribution and have a standard deviation of 10
psi (pounds per square inch). Six samples of the new plastic materials
were randomly selected, and their breaking strengths were determined.
The data obtained were 156, 154, 168, 157, 160 and 158. Estimate the
true mean breaking strength of the new plastic material and measure the
precision (measured by standard error of the estimate) of this estimate.
4. The nickel metal Hydride (Nimh) battery is one of the highly advertised
rechargeable batteries today. It is lighter and can last up to 2 to 4 times
longer than alkaline or standard Nickel-Cadmium (NiCd) batteries. To
evaluate its performance, a random sample of 10 Nimh batteries was
taken. The number of photos taken using each battery in a digital camera
is given as follows: 405, 564, 342, 456, 435, 543, 473, 452, 462, and 475.
Estimate the true mean number of photos taken using the Nimh battery.
Also, provide a measure of precision (measured by standard error of the
estimate) of this estimate.
5. The head of the Philippine University (PU) observes a decline on the
alcoholic expenditures of learners from a monthly expenditure of Php 350
pesos in the previous year. To check on this, he randomly selected 10 PU
learners who drink alcoholic beverages and asked the amount, in pesos,
that they usually spend on alcoholic beverages in a month. It is known that
the usual amount spent on alcoholic beverages by learners who drink
alcoholic beverages follows the normal distribution with standard deviation
 of Php 10. The data collected are: 400, 235, 200, 250, 200, 300, 500, 430,
420, and 220.
A. Construct and interpret a 95% confidence interval for the true mean
amount spent by the learners on alcoholic beverages.
B. Find a 90% confidence interval for the true mean amount spent by
the learners on alcoholic beverages.
C. Calculate the widths of the confidence intervals in (a) and (b). How
was the width of the confidence interval affected by the decrease in
the confidence coefficient holding the other factors constant?
D. How many learners must be sampled in order to be 99% confident
that the estimated mean amount spent on alcoholic beverages will
be within Php 2.00 of the true mean?
6. The nickel metal Hydride (Nimh) battery is one of the highly advertised
rechargeable batteries today. It is lighter and can last up to 2 to 4 times
longer than alkaline or standard Nickel-Cadmium (NiCd) batteries. To
evaluate its performance, a random sample of 10 Nimh batteries was
taken. The number of photos taken using each battery in a digital camera
is given as follows: 405, 564, 342, 456, 435, 543, 473, 452, 462, and 475.
Construct and interpret a 95% confidence interval for the true mean
number of photos taken using the Nimh battery.
7. The Municipal Planning Officer of Los Baños wants to determine if the
average wage of labourers per hour in the municipality is below Php 320.
A random sample of 40 labourers in the municipality yielded a mean of
Php 300 per hour with a standard deviation of Php 50 per hour. Using this
information, construct a 99% confidence interval estimate of the true
average wage rate per hour of labourers in the Municipality of Los Baños.