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21. For statistical inference about the mean of a single population when the population standard deviation is
unknown, the degrees for freedom for the t-distribution equal n  1 because we lose one degree of
freedom by using the:
a. sample mean as an estimate of the population mean.
b. sample standard deviation as an estimate of the population standard deviation.
c. sample proportion as an estimate of the population proportion.
d. sample size as an estimate of the population size.

22. Researchers determined that 60 Puffs tissues is the average number of tissues used during a cold. Suppose
a random sample of 100 Puffs users yielded the following data on the number of tissues used during a
cold: = 52 and s = 22. Suppose the test statistic does not fall in the rejection region at  = 0.05. Which
of the following conclusions is correct?
a. At  = 0.05, we do not reject H0.
b. At  = 0.05, we reject H0.
c. At  = 0.05, we accept H0.
d. Both a and c.

23. A robust estimator is one that is:

24. A random sample of size 15 taken from a normally distributed population revealed a sample mean of 75
and a sample variance of 25. The upper limit of a 95% confidence interval for the population mean would
equal:
a. 77.77
b. 72.23
c. 88.85
d. 77.27

25. A major electronics store chain is interested in estimating the average amount its credit card customers
spent on their first visit to the chain's new store in the mall. Fifteen credit card accounts were randomly
sampled and analyzed with the following results: = $50.50 and s2 = 400. A 95% confidence interval for
the average amount the credit card customers spent on their first visit to the chain's new store in the mall
is:
a. $50.50  $9.09.
b. $50.50  $10.12.
c. $50.50  $11.08.
d. None of these choices.

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26. The expected value of the difference of two sample means equals the difference of the corresponding
population means when:
 a. the populations are normally distributed.
b. the samples are independent.
c. the populations are approximately normal and the sample sizes are large.
d. All of these choices are true.

27. In testing the difference between the means of two normally distributed populations, the number of
degrees of freedom associated with the unequal-variances t-test statistic usually results in a non-integer
number. It is recommended that you:
a. round to the nearest integer.
b. change the sample sizes until the number of degrees of freedom becomes an integer.
c. assume that the population variances are equal, and then use df = n1 + n2  2.
d. None of these choices.

28. The quantity is called the pooled variance estimate of the common variance of two unknown but equal
population variances. It is the weighted average of the two sample variances, where the weights represent
the:
a. sample variances.
b. sample standard deviations.
c. degrees of freedom for each sample.
d. None of these choices.

29. Two independent samples of sizes 20 and 30 are randomly selected from two normally distributed
populations. Assume that the population variances are unknown but equal. In order to test the difference
between the population means, , the sampling distribution of the sample mean difference, ,
is:
a. normal.
b. Student-t with 50 degrees of freedom.
c. Student-t with 48 degrees of freedom.
d. None of these choices.

30. Two independent samples of sizes 40 and 50 are randomly selected from two populations to test the
difference between the population means . Assume the population variances are known. The
sampling distribution of the sample mean difference is:
a. normally distributed.
b. approximately normal.
c. Student t-distributed with 88 degrees of freedom.
d. None of these choices.

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36. To determine the critical values in the chi-squared distribution table, you need to know the:
a. sample size.
b. degrees of freedom
c. probability of Type II error.
d. All of these choices are true.
37. Suppose the value of your chi-squared test statistic in a goodness-of-fit test is equal to 0. What do you
conclude?
a. Reject H0. Conclude that at least one proportion is not equal to its specified value.
b. Fail to reject H0. Not enough evidence to say the proportions are different from what is
listed in H0.
c. Not enough information; need the degrees of freedom for the test.
d. None of these choices.

38. To determine whether data were drawn from a multinomial distribution with certain proportions, you use
a:
a. chi-squared goodness-of-fit test.
b. chi-squared test of a contingency table.
c. chi-squared test for normality.
d. None of these choices.

39. A chi-squared goodness-of-fit test is always conducted as a(n):

40. If each element in a population is classified into one and only one of several categories, the population is:
a. normal.
b. multinomial.
c. chi-squared.
d. None of these choices.