Tutorial Instructions

Group Odd : Topic 11: Part A Q1, Part B : Q1,3,5 ; Topic 12: Q1,3,5

Group Even : Part A Q2, Part B: Q2,4,5; Topic 12 : Q4,5, 6

Tutorial 10 : Topic 11 - Point Estimation of Parameters

Part A

1. A company produces batteries, and the battery life is normally distributed with a mean of 50 hours and a standard
deviation of 10 hours. A random sample of 36 batteries is taken.
(a) What is the probability that the sample mean battery life is greater than 52 hours?
(b) What is the probability that the sample mean battery life lies between 48 and 51 hours?
Answer: (a) 0.1151 (b) 0.6106

2. In a university, the scores of students in a particular exam follow a distribution with a mean of 70 and a standard
deviation of 15. A random sample of 49 students is selected.
(a) What is the probability that the sample mean score is less than 65?
(b) What is the probability that the sample mean score is between 68 and 72?
Answer: (a) 0.0099 (b) 0.6539

Part B

1. A random sample of size 𝑛1 = 25 is taken from a population with a mean of µ1 = 60 and a standard
deviation of 𝜎1 = 5. Another random sample of size 𝑛2 = 36 is taken from a population with a
mean of µ2 = 55 and a standard deviation of 𝜎2 = 4. What is the mean and standard deviation of
the sampling distribution of 𝑋1 − 𝑋2 ?
Answer: (a) µ𝑋 −𝑋 = 5 (b) 𝜎𝑋1 −𝑋2 = 1.2
1 2

2. A random sample of size 𝑛1 = 16 is selected from a normal population with a mean of 75 and a standard
deviation of 8. A second random sample of size 𝑛9 = 9 is taken from another normal population with mean
70 and standard deviation 12. Let 𝑋1 and 𝑋2 be the two sample means. Find:

(a) The probability that 𝑋1 − 𝑋2 exceeds 4

(b) The probability that 3.5 ≤ 𝑋1 − 𝑋2 ≤ 5.5

Answer: (a) N(5,20), 0.5881 (b) 0.1751

3. Two catalysts may be used in a batch chemical process. Twelve batches were prepared using catalyst
1, resulting in an average yield of 89 and a sample standard deviation of 3. Twelve batches were
prepared using catalyst 2, and they resulted in an average yield of 86 with a standard deviation of 2.
Assume that yield measurements are approximately normally distributed with the same standard
deviation.

(a) Determine is the sampling distribution of these two catalysts.

 (b) Find the probability that the difference between two catalysts exceed 4.

(c) Find the probability that the difference between two catalysts is within 3.8 and 7.8.

Answer: (a) N(3,1.08) (b) 0.1685 (c) 0.2206

4. A company compares the weights of a product made in two factories:

Factory 1: Mean weight µ1 = 500 grams, standard deviation 𝜎1 = 10, 𝑛1 = 49.

Factory 2: Mean weight µ2 = 495 grams, standard deviation 𝜎2 = 8, 𝑛2 = 64.

What is the probability that the sample mean difference 𝑋1 − 𝑋2 lies between 2 and 6 grams?

Answer: 0.673

5. A researcher compares test scores of two groups of students:

Group 1 (using a new study method): Mean score µ1 = 85, standard deviation 𝜎1 = 10, sample size 𝑛1 =25.

Group 2 (using the traditional method): Mean score µ2 = 80, standard deviation 𝜎2 = 12, sample size 𝑛2 =
16.

Determine the probability that the difference in sample means 𝑋1 − 𝑋2 is less than 8 points.

Tutorial 11 - Topic 12 : Confidence Interval

1. A manufacturer produces piston rings for an automobile engine. It is known that ring diameter is
normally distributed with σ = 0.001 millimeters. A random sample of 15 rings has a mean diameter of
𝑋 =74.036 millimeters.

(a) Construct a 99% two-sided confidence interval on the mean piston ring diameter.
(b) Construct a 95% lower confidence bound on the mean piston ring diameter.
Answer: (a) 74.0353 ≤ 𝜇 ≤ 74.0367 (b) 74.0356 ≤ 𝜇

Q2 same as lecture.

3. A particular brand of diet margarine was analyzed to determine the level of polyunsaturated fatty acid (in
percentages). A sample of six packages resulted in the following data:

16.8, 17.2, 17.4, 16.9, 16.5, 17.1

Find a 99% confidence interval on the mean 𝜇 . Provide a practical interpretation on this interval.

Answer: 16.455 ≤ 𝜇 ≤ 17.505

 4. The compressive strength of concrete is being tested by a civil engineer, He tests 12 specimens and obtains the following data.

2216 2237 2249 2204 2225 2301

2281 2263 2318 2255 2275 2295

(a) Calculate sample mean strength of concrete and standard deviation.

(b) Construct a 95% two-sided confidence interval on the mean strength.

(c) Construct a 95% lower-confidence bound on the mean strength.

Answer: (a) 𝑋 = 2259.9, 𝑠 = 35.6 (b)2237.3≤ 𝜇 ≤ 2282.5

(c) 2241.4≤ 𝜇

5. A machine produces meal rods used in an automobile suspension system. A random sample of 15 rods is selected and
the diameter is measured. The resulting data (in mm) are as follows:

8.24 8.25 8.20 8.23 8.24

8.21 8.26 8.26 8.20 8.25

8.23 8.23 8.19 8.28 8.24

Find a 95% two-sided confidence interval on mean rod diameter.

Answer: 𝑋 = 8.234, 𝑠 = 0.0289, 8.218≤ 𝜇 ≤ 8.250

6. A machine produce metal rods used in automobile suspension system. A random sample of 21 rods is selected and the
diameter is measured. The results data are as follows:

7.8 7.5 7.7 8.4 8.3 8.4 8.5

8.1 8.2 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.6 8.6

7.9 8.5 8.4 8.1 8.8 8.7 8.8

(a) Calculate sample mean and standard deviation of the rod diameter.

(b) Construct a 90% two-sided confidence interval on mean rod diameter.

(c) Construct a 95% lower-confidence bound on mean rod diameter.

Answer:(𝑎) 𝑋 = 8.19, 𝑠 = 0.3923, (𝑏)8.04≤ 𝜇 ≤ 8.34 (𝑐)8.04 ≤ 𝜇