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STATS Group2 Module8

This document discusses concepts related to confidence intervals for population means and proportions, including: 1) A sample of 30 students' exam scores had a mean of 66.7. 2) Assuming the population of exam scores is normally distributed with standard deviation 2.4, a 99% confidence interval for the true mean based on a sample of 30 was between 65.5713 and 67.8287. 3) A confidence interval provides a range of values that is used to estimate population parameters like the mean or proportion.

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STATS Group2 Module8

This document discusses concepts related to confidence intervals for population means and proportions, including: 1) A sample of 30 students' exam scores had a mean of 66.7. 2) Assuming the population of exam scores is normally distributed with standard deviation 2.4, a 99% confidence interval for the true mean based on a sample of 30 was between 65.5713 and 67.8287. 3) A confidence interval provides a range of values that is used to estimate population parameters like the mean or proportion.

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Module 8: Confidence Interval of Population Mean and Population Proportion

Sample Size Determination

1. A random selection of 30 students that applies for the UP entrance exams has the following
scores. What is the point estimate?

77 75 58 68 60 55 80 72 69 64
69 59 62 80 61 56 59 62 65 73
70 77 51 76 51 79 79 76 61 57

a. 66.7
b. 59.2
c. 60
d. 72.9

2. A random selection of 30 students that applies for the UP entrance exams has the following
scores:

77 75 58 68 60 55 80 72 69 64
69 59 62 80 61 56 59 62 65 73
70 77 51 76 51 79 79 76 61 57

Assume that σ = 2.4 and estimate the true mean scores with 99% confidence. What is the
margin of error here?

a. 2.3516
b. 1.1758
c. 1.1287
d. 4.6578
3. A random selection of 30 students that applies for the UP entrance exams has the following
scores:

77 75 58 68 60 55 80 72 69 64
69 59 62 80 61 56 59 62 65 73
70 77 51 76 51 79 79 76 61 57

Assume that σ = 2.4 and estimate the true mean scores with 99% confidence. What is the
interval estimate?

a. 65.5713 to 67.8287
b. 66.5713 to 67.7545
c. 58.0713 to 60.2897
d. 71.7713 to 73.7863

4. A researcher wants to know how many hours a 17-year-old teen spends online. A sample of
30 seventeen-year-old teenagers was reported to have a 14-hour average internet time. The
population is normally distributed with a population standard deviation σ= 1.5 hours. What is the
95% confidence interval of the population mean?
a. 13.3632 to 14.6368 hours
b. 12.5030 to 15.5030 hours
c. 13.5030 to 14.4970 hours
d. 12.4632 to 15.5368 hours

5. A printer manufacturer wants to estimate the pages-per-cartridge print rate of their new printer
model. A random sample of 16 units of the new printer model showed a mean of 1800
pages-per-cartridge with a standard deviation of 25. Construct a 95% confidence interval to
estimate the pages-per-cartridge rate of their new printer model.
a. 2077.6812 to 3077.3188
b. 2086.6812 to 3013.3188
c. 1786.6345 to 1815.3188
d. 1786.6812 to 1813.3188

6. A Survey was conducted to estimate the average commute time of employees in a city. A
random sample of 200 employees was taken, and the sample mean commute time was found to
be 30 minutes with a standard deviation of 5 minutes. Compute the length of the 99%
confidence interval for the population mean commute time.
a. 29.0892 to 30.9108 minutes
b. 30.0888 to 31.9112 minutes
c. 29.0888 to 30.9112 minutes
d. 30.0893 to 31.9107 minutes
7. A construction company wants to estimate the average height of a certain type of tree in a
specific region. They collect a random sample of 50 trees and measure their height. The sample
mean height is found to be 10 feet, with a sample standard deviation of 1.5 feet. Calculate the
95% confidence interval estimate for the population mean height of these trees.
a. 9.5842 to 10.4158
b. 9.5842 to 10.4166
c. 9.5743 to 10.4258
d. 9.6440 to 10.4259

8. What is the range of values that is used to estimate parameters, also called a confidence
interval?

a. Interval estimate
b. Confidence level
c. Point estimate
d. Margin of error

9. What is the 95% confidence interval for the mean points per game of a barangay basketball
league, given that a sample of 9 players has a mean of 13.8 points per game and a standard
deviation of 4.3 points?

a. 10.4947 to 17.1053
b. 11.5549 to 16.0451
c. 8.1816 to 19.4148
d. 12.6746 to 14.9254

10. A researcher wants to estimate the average weight of a certain species of fish in a lake. She
randomly selects 50 fish from the lake and measures their weights. Which of the following is the
appropriate point estimator for the population mean weight of the fish? (Batinga)
a. The sample mean weight of the 50 fish.
b. The maximum weight observed in the sample.
c. The median weight of the 50 fish.
d. The range of weights observed in the sample.
11. A coffee company is interested in estimating the average salary of its employees. They
collect a random sample of 20 employees and record their salaries. The sample mean salary is
10,000 and the sample standard deviation is 5,000. The company wants to calculate the 95%
confidence interval for the true average salary of all its employees. What is the confidence
interval?
a. 7,659.9549 to 12,340.0451
b. 7,669.9549 to 12,341.0451
c. 8,659.9548 to 12,342.0451
d. 8,669.9548 to 12,341.0451

12. A local pizza delivery company wants to estimate the average delivery time for their service.
They decided to collect data from a random sample of 5 pizza deliveries, and got 50, 45, 66, 99,
and 63 minutes. What is the point estimate?
a. 64.6
b. 73
c. 323
d. 243.8

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