Dr.

Le Anh Tuan

HOMEWORK (SESSION 7)

S7.1
Suppose that 100 randomly selected members of Netflix were asked how much time they typically
spend on the app during the week. The sample mean was found to be 3.8 hours. Assume that the
population standard deviation is known to be 2.9.
a. Computes the 95% and 98% confidence interval for the average time on the app.
b. The margin of error is about half an hour. At a significant level 5%, the needed sample
size is 200. True or False?

S7.2
The results show descriptive statistics of a sample about body temperature.

a. Based on these results, construct and interpret a 95% confidence intervals for the mean
body temperature.
b. Please check whether the body temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit within the 95%
confidence interval for the mean.
c. Repeat (a) using the standard normal distribution instead of student distribution. Compare
the results with (a).
d. Assume that the 90% confidence intervals range from 98.159 to 98.339. How many
observations does the data sample have?

S7.3
The average weight of students of a high school follows normal distribution. To estimate the
average weight, a sample of 10 students is taken and measured their weights (in kg) which are
given below: 56, 48, 77, 50, 62, 60, 75, 80, 70, 52.
a. Calculate the sample mean and sample standard deviation.
b. Compute the 95% confidence interval for the average weight of students.
c. Compute the 99% confidence interval for the average weight of students.

S7.4
The UEH conducted surveys with a randomly selected sample of 1,003 students. In the survey,
they found that 281 students said they were born in Ho Chi Minh City. Find a 95% and 99%
confidence interval for the unknown proportion of students who were born in Ho Chi Minh City.

S7.5
The human resource (HR) director of a large corporation wishes to study absenteeism among its
mid-level managers at its central office during the year. A random sample of 25 mid-level
managers reveals the following:
Absenteeism: X = 6.2 days, S = 7.3 days.
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13 mid-level managers cite stress as a cause of absence.

a. Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate for the mean number of absences for mid
level managers during the year.
b. Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate for the population proportion of mid-level
managers who cite stress as a cause of absence.
Suppose that the HR director wishes to administer a survey in one of its regional offices. Answer
these questions:
c. What sample size is needed to have 95% confidence in estimating the population mean
absenteeism to within ±1.5 days if the population standard deviation is estimated to be 8
days?
d. How many mid-level managers need to be selected to have 90% confidence in estimating
the population proportion of mid-level managers who cite stress as a cause of absence to
within ±0.075 if no previous estimate is available?
e. Based on (c) and (d), what sample size is needed if a single survey is being conducted?