Name: MATH A160—INTRODUCTION TO STA’ True/False Class: bDeateseceesseteecees 1D: A TICS SAMPLE MIDTERM EXAM Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 10. IL 12, 1B, 4 Ina sample of 1000 students in a university, 125 of them or 12.5% are biology majors, The 12.5% is an example of statistical inference ‘Twenty-five percent of a sample of 200 professional tennis players indicated that their parents did not play tennis. This is an example of descriptive statis ‘as opposed to inferential statistics. When a distribution has more values to the left and tails to the right, we say itis skewed to the lef. A skewed histogram is one with a long tail extending either to the right or left Ifthe sample mean is much larger than the sample median, the data set is said to be skewed to the right. In a mound-shaped distribution, there is no difference in the values of the mean, and median. ‘The Empirical Rule states that: Given a distribution of measurements that is approximately bell-shaped (mound-shaped), the interval 1 + & contains approximately 68% of the measurements, the interval jr + 20 ‘contains approximately 95% of the measurements, and the interval ye + 30° contains all or almost all of the measurements, According to Tehebyshef’s Theorem, at least 96% of observations should fall within S standard deviations of the mean, (4) ‘The sample z-score is a measure of relative standing defined by: Ttmeasures the distance between ‘an observation and the mean in units of the standard deviation, The difference between the largest and smallest values in an ordered array is called the interquartile range. The standard deviation is a measure of the linear relationship between two quantitative variables. Statistics reasons from the population to the sample, whereas probability acts in reverse, moving from the sample to the population, The probability of an event 4 is equal to the sum of the probabilities of the simple events contained in A The complement of an event A, denoted by A‘, consists of all the simple events in the sample space S that are not in AName: 15, 16. 1. 18, 21 22, 23, 24, 25. 26. 0. 28. 30. 3 ID: A ‘The conditional probability of event B, given that event A has occurred is defined by: P(BIA) = P(AMB) P(A), P(A) #0. If P(A) > 0 and P(B) > 0, then when A and B are mutually exclusive events, they are also dependent events, The probability that event A will not occur is 1- P( 4°) Gremassicb seis Sy. Spe aka mutually eesve an alms aan evn i nw of probability states that P(A) can be expressed as P(A)=P(S,) PAIS, )#P(S,) P(AIS,) *.--#P(S,) PLAIS,) ‘The number of students living off-campus is an example of a discrete random variable. The time required to assemble a computer is an example of a diserete random variable. ‘A binomial random variable is an example of a discrete random variable. Ina binomial experiment, the probability of success is the same on every trial ‘The probability distribution of a Poisson random variable provides a good model for data that represent the number of occurrences of a specified event in a given unit of time or space, In a Poisson problem, x represents the number of events occurring in a period of time or space during which an average of prsuch events can be expected to occur. Hypergeometric probability distributions is an example of continuous probability distribution. Hypergeometric probability distributions is an example of diserete probability distributions, For a continuous random variable x, P(6 , the standard error of the sampling distribution of x, ~¥, the difference between the two sample means, is found by taking the square root of the sum of the two population variances: aa namely, af otto} ‘The mean of the sampling distribution of 6 ,— », the difference between sample proportions, is py ~p the difference between population proportions.Name: ID: A 44, Assume that two independent random samples of sizes mand 7 have been selected from binomial populations with parameters p and 2, respectively, The standard error ofthe sampling distribution of 6, ~ 6 »; the difference between sample proportions, is estimated by (8,4, +643)/(9,+8 45, _A.95% lower confidence bound (LCB) for the difference between population proportions can be constructed using the following equation: LCB= (6;- 6,)- 1.645. Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 46. Which of the following is not the goal of descriptive statistics? summarizing data b. displaying aspects of the collected data ©, reporting numerical findings estimating characteristics of the population based on a sample ©. none of these 47. The set ofall possible observations about a specified characteristic of interest is: a aframe b. a multinomial data set ¢, an observational study 4. a population ©. all ofthese 48. One of the differences between a histogram and bar chart is: a. that the bar chart does have gaps betwoen the bars and the histogram does not b. that the histogram is used to display the distribution of quantitative data and the bar chart is used to display qualitative data c. that the width of the bars is the same in both the histogram and the bar chart all of these ©, none of theseName: 49, 50, 51 52 33 ID: A Which of the following statements is true’? When the distribution is skewed to the left, mean > median. ‘When the distribution is skewed to the right, mean < median, When the distribution is symmetric and unimodal, mean = median, ‘When the distribution is symmetric and unimodal, mean = variance. ‘None of these is true. epege Since the population is always larger than the sample, the population mean: is always larger than the sample mean is alvays smaller than the sample mean is always larger than or equal to the sample mean can be smaller than, o larger than, or equal to the s is always smaller than or equal to the sample mean pege iple mean A sample of 25 observations has a standard deviation of 4. The sum of the squared deviations from the sample ‘mean is: a 21 b. 25 100 4 384 e400 ‘Which of the following measures is not affected by extreme values in the data? the mean the median the variance the range the standard deviation ‘Tehebysheff's Theorem states that the percentage of measurements in a data set that fall within three standard deviations of their mean is: a 75% b. 68% © 16% d. atleast 89%, eat most 80%Name: 1D: A 54, 56. 538. ‘The lengths of serews produced by a machine are normally distributed with a mean of 3 inches and a standard deviation of 2 inches. Therefore, we know: that approximately 68 percent of all screws have lengths between 2.8 and 3.2 inches that approximately 95 percent of all screws have lengths between 2.8 and 3.2 inches that just about all screws have lengths between 2,8 and 3.2 inches that approximately 98 percent of all screws have lengths between 2,8 and 3.2 inches none of these Given the least squares regression line y = 3.8 - 2x, the relationship between x and y is positive the relationship between x and y is negative there is no linear relationship between x and y as x decreases, so does y as x increases, $0 does y Which of the following correctly describes experiments? a. They are two random events, A and B, such that the probability of one event is not affected by the occurrence of the other event; therefore, P(A) = PCA|B). ‘They are different events that have no outcomes in common, c, They are activities that result in one and only one of several clearly defined possible ‘outcomes and that do not allow us to tellin advance which of these will prevail in any particular instance. None of these. ©, Allof these Which of the following statements is false? a. The probability of getting the king of diamonds when randomly drawing a card from a vwell-shutfled deck is 1/52, b. The probability of getting a black card when randomly drawing a card from a wwell-shuffled deck is 1/2 ©. The probability of getting a 15 when randomly drawing a card from a well-shuffled deck is 4/32. The probability of getting two heads when tossing a fair coin twice is 1/4. e. The probability of getting the king of spades when randomly drawing a card from a well-shutffled deck is 4/52. Suppose P(A) = 0.4, P(B) = 0.3, and P(A © B) = 0, Which one of the following statements correctly defines the rolationship between events A and B? Events A and B are independent, but not mutually exclusive, Events A and B are mutually exclusive, but not independent. Events A and B are neither mutually exclusive nor independent. Events A and B are both tmutually exclusive and independent, None of these, sposeName: ID: A _ 589. 66. 61 62, IfP(A) = 0.80, P(B) = 0.70 and P(A U B) = 0.90, then PA. B) is: 0.60 0.56 on 0.63 05 All the outcomes (simple events) contained in one or the other of two random events, or possibly in both, make up. the events of an experiment the intersection of two events the probability space of an experiment the union of two events the complement of the other event In the case of independent events A, B, and C, P(A BOC) equals: a. PUAIB) + P(B\C) + P(C\A) b. PUB) PRICHPOA) ©. P(A) PB)* PO) 4 PUPP) e PUA) PB)* PC iA) Screening tests (¢.g., AIDS testing) are evaluated on the probability of a false negative or a falsc positive, and both of these are: a. conditional probabilities b. probability of the intersection of two events ©. probability of the union of two events 4. marginal probabilities ©, probability of dependent eventsName: 63, 65, 66, ID: A “Which of the following is a required condition for the distribution of a discrete random variable that can assume values 7 a Os phx}s 1 for all x, Deer ¢. Both Os px}s 1 for all x and , pfx)=1 are required conditions. Pierce 4 Dpeyo ce. None of these is a required condition Which of the following statements regarding a binomial experiment is false, where » is the number of trials, and ‘pis the probability of success in each trial? a. The n trials are independent. b. The standard deviation is mp(| - p). ce. The mean is np. dd. There are only two possible outcomes. ¢. The n trials are independent and the standard deviation is mp(1 - P). For a binomial experiment with n trials, p is the probability of success, q is the probability of failure, and x is the number of successes in m trials. Which one of the following statements is correct? a ptqrl b, pe)=1forx=0, 1... Pen 0)=9" dp tq=landp(e)=1 forx=0, 1..." ©. all ofthese ‘The standard deviation of a binomial distribution for which n = 50 and p = 0.15 is: a 50.15 b. 7.082 6.375 a. 2.525 e OS‘Name: 61, 68. 69. 70. 1 ID: A Hf the random variable x is binomially distributed with 1 = 10 and p = .05, then P(x = 2) is: 599 gl4 014 0.55 1.00 ‘Which probability distribution is appropriate when the events of interest occur randomly, independently of one another, and rarely? a. Binomial distribution b. Poisson distribution c. Hypergeometric distribution d_ any discrete probability distribution ©. all ofthese ‘The standard deviation of a Poisson distribution, for which /ris the average number of times that an event ‘occurs in a certain period of time or space, is given by: # de e wel wie pao se Which of the following distributions could not be used to describe the exact distribution for a continuous random variable? Binomial distribution Poisson distribution Hypergeometric distribution all of these none of these pRose ‘The hypergeometric probability distribution is identical to: the binomial distribution the Poisson distribution any continuous probability distribution none of these peepName: ID: A n B. 14, 1 16. ‘What proportion of the data from a normal distribution is within two standard deviations from the mean’ 0.4772 0.3413 0.6826 0.9544 0.8824 ppese Lat 2, be a score that is unknown but identifiable by position and area. Ifthe area to the right of 2, is 0.7088, then the value of 2, is: 1.06 55 -1.06 0.55 0.70 eee ge Using the standard normal table, the total probabilities to the right of z = 2.0 and to the left of z = -2.00is: 0.0228 0.4772 0.9544 0.0456 0.1404 opoge Ifthe random variable x is normally distributed with a mean of 88 and a standard deviation of 12, then POY = 96) is: 0.2486 0.2514 0.1243 0.4972 0.3398 ‘Assume that x is normally distributed random variable with a mean of jzand a standard deviation of .15. Given this information and that P(x < 2.10) = 025, what is the value of 1? 2.394 2.104 2.096 1.806 1.235 peoee 10Name: ID: A BEE? 28. 19, 80. al Given that Zis a standard normal random variable, (1.0 $ Z < 1.5)is: 0.7745 0.8413 0.0919 0.9332 1.932, Given that Z is a standard normal variable, the value z for which P(Z < 2) = 0.2580 is: 0.70 0.758 0.65 0.242 0.242 Which of the following statements about the Central Limit Theorem (CL) is correct?” The CLT states that the sample mean x is always equal t the population mean, b. The CLT states that the sampling distribution of the population mean #1 is approximately normal, provided that = 100. = c. The CLT states that the sampling distribution of the sample mean x is approximately normal for large sample sizes (1 2 30), 4. The CLT states that the sample mean x is equal to the population mean jt, provided that n> 30. The CLT states that the sampling distribution of the population mean jz is approximately ‘normal, provided that n > 30, Given a sampling distribution of the sample mean x that is normally distributed and has a mean of 30 and a standard deviation of 8, a sample mean of 40 corresponds to: azvalue of -1.25 azvalue of +1.25 azwvalue of 42.25 a sample size of 120 a sample size of 300 passe Given a population variance of o7 = 36 and a sample size of n = 9, these imply a standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample mean, x, of: a 4 b 2 ce U4 ad 2 uwName: 82, 83. 84. 85, 86. ID: Fifty samples of size 500 were drawn from a manufacturing process and the number of defectives in each sample was counted, The average of the sample proportion was 0.032. The centerline for the p chart is: 0.032 16.0 0512 0.968 42 Among the most common sources of random variation is: people materials equipment all of these none of these Which of the following statements is correct? A point estimate is an estimate of the range of a population parameter. An interval estimate is an estimate of the range for a sample statistic. A point estimate is a single value estimate of the value of a population parameter. AAn interval estimate is an estimate of the value of a population parameter. ‘A point estimate is an estimate of the midpoint of the range for a sample statistic. From a sample of 200 items, 12 items are defective, The point estimate of the population proportion defective will be: RD 0.06 16.67 0.12 16 In order to estimate the average numbers of miles that students who live off-campus commute to classes every day, the following statistics were given: 7 |, + = 5.21, and s= 2.48. The point estimate of the true population mean jis: epoee 1.96 2.10 521 7.07 2.78 2Name: 1D: A 87, 88. 89. A.99% confidence interval estimate for a population mean {4 is determined to be 85.58 to 96.62. If the confidence level is reduced to 90% the confidence interval for 4: becomes wider remains the same becomes narrower becomes wider on the left but remains the same on the right does none of these saooe ‘The lower limit of a confidence interval at the 95% level of confidence for the population proportion if a sample of size 100 had 30 successes is a. 0.3898 b, 0.2102 ©. 0.2959 d. 0.3041 2, 0.3126 ‘When estimating a population mean 44, where the population standard deviation o is known, we can: ‘a, define the limits of an interval estimate of ras %#2 9420/47 bb. define the limits of an interval estimate of ras 2 , +547 ¢. choose a smaller z value, construct a narrower confidence interval, and achieve a higher confidence level d. choose a larger 2 value, construct a wider confidence interval, and achieve a lower confidence level ‘When two independent random samples of sizes and 7 have been selected from populations with means £4, and jf, and variances o°} and © 2, which of the following is true? a Ifthe sampled populations are normally distributed, then the sampling distribution of 2X, =X; is exactly normal only when 7 and ny are both 30 or more, b. Ifthe sampled populations are normally distributed, then the sampling distribution of , “Xp is exactly normal regardless ofthe sizes of 7 and rp ¢. If the sampled populations are not normally distributed, then the sampling distribution of X, ~¥, is approximately normally distributed regardless of the sizes of 1; and 1 4. Ifthe sampled populations are not normally distributed, then the sampling distribution of x, s approximately normally distributed only if 71 +122 is 30 or more. *1%2 e, None of these. 13Name: 1 Problem 93. If we wish to construct a 95% confidence interval estimate for the difference between two population proportions, then the confidence level would be: 1.96 0.475 0.95 0.05 2.33 Ifyou wish to construct 85% upper confidence bound (UCB) for the population proportion p. then the z-value you should use is approximately: a 258 b, 2.33 e196 4. 1.65 e. LF [A highway department would like to repair a certain highway during the slowest part of a day to help minimize traffic congestion. Because it would be impossible to monitor the traffic flow on every day, they monitor how many vehicles pass on this highway during one particular day. Based on these results the department decides ‘when to repair the highway. Deseribe the population and sample in this problem. Population: Sample: See eee EEL The freshness and overall quality of milk depend upon the type of packaging used. The manager of a dairy company is considering changing the packaging from cartons to plastic. The quality control team of this dairy company packaged milk in 100 containers of each type of material. After a specific amount of time, the team tested the milk for freshness and overall quality. Identify the population and sample in this problem. Population: Sample:Name: 95, ‘The time required for ten children to learn a particular motor skill was recorded as 9, 15, 23, 20, 16, 15, 24, 18, 10, and 20 minutes. a, Find the mean time to lear this task the median time to learn this task. . Based on the values of the mean and median in parts (a) and (b) above, are the measurements symmetric or skewed? Explain When a machine dispensing cola at a bottling plant is working correctly, it dispenses a mean of 12 ounces of cola per bottle with a standard deviation of 0.2 ounces. a, When the machine is working correctly, what percentage of the bottles will be filled with between 11,6 and 12.4 ounces of cola? At least b. Ona particular day, the bottling plant supervisor randomly selects two bottles from among those filled by the machine, One bottle contains 11,8 ounces of cola, and the other contains 12.1 ounces of cola. Based on the contents of these two bottles, what can the supervisor infer (conclude) about the machine's performance? 15Name: 97. 98 99, ID: A Ina time study, conducted at a manufacturing plant, the length of time to complete a specified operation is ‘measured for each on 1 = 40 workers. The mean and standard deviation are found to be 15.2 and 1.40, respectively a. Deseribe the sample data using the Empirical Rule, b, Describe the sample data using Tehebysheff's Theorem. ‘The following data represent the number of small cracks per bar for a sample of eight steel bars 4610131258 Which, if any, of the observations appear to be outliers? Justify your answer, A manufacturing firm producing odd-sized, decorative windows buys the window frames from either supplier 1 or supplier $2, The firm sells the finished window to either customer C, or customer C3 a, Describe the sample space; that is, list all possible supplier-customer combinations, which a given finished ‘window might represent. b, Ifeach supplicr-customer combination in part (a) is equally likely, what is the probability a randomly chosen finished window is sold to customer Cy? 16Name: ID: A 100, A political scientist asked a group of people how they felt about two political policy statements. Each person ‘was to respond A (agree), N (neutral), or D (disagree) to each policy statement, Describe the sample space; that is, list all possible response combinations to the two statements. Assuming cach response combination in part (a) is equally likely, what is the probability the person being, interviewed agrees with at least one of the two policy statements? Assuming each response combination in part (a) is equally likely, what is the probability the person being interviewed agrees with exactly one of the two political policy statements? ‘Assuming each response combination in part (a) is equally likely, what is the probability the person being interviewed agrees with the two political policy statements? 7Name: ID: A 101. A salesperson either makes a sale (S) or does not make a sale (N) with each of two potential customers. The simple events and their probabilities are given below. Simple Event | Probability 8s 0.08 ae 012 NS 015 ay 065 ‘What is the probability that no sales are made? ‘What is the probability that at least one sale is made? What is the probability that exactly one sale is made? What is the probability that exactly two sales were made? 102, How many permutations of 3 colors can be drawn from a group of 20 colors? 18Name: ID: A 103. Research studies suggest that the likelihood a drug offender will be convicted of a drug offense within two years after treatment for drug abuse may depend on the person's educational level. The proportion of the total ‘number of cases that fall into four education/conviction categories are shown in the table below: Education Convicted Not Convicted Total 10 or more: years of 0.10 030 0.40 education: Less than 10 years of O28 038 0.60 education Total 038 O6s 1.00 ‘Suppose a single offender is selected from the treatment program. Here are two events of interest: A: The offender has 10 or more years of education B: The offender is convicted within two years after completion of treatment Find P(A) Find P(B) Find P(A) Find P(AUB) im P(4°) Find P(A UB)* 19Name: Find P(A B)° Find A given that B has occurred Find B given that A has occurred Are events A and B independent? 20 ID: AName: 104, A box contains one red, three blue and two green marbles. Two marbles are randomly selected without replacement. Let R= {The selected marble is red.} B= {The selected marble is blue.} G= {The selected marble is green.} c Both marbles selected are the same color.} D = {Atleast one of the marbles is blue.} Find P(C). Find P(D), Find (C.D). Find P(CUD). Find P(D | C), 21Name: A 105, An experiment can result in one or both of events A = Smoker and B= Female, with the joint probabilities shown in the table below. A person is selected at random, af B [040 O35 Be | 015 010 Find the probability that the person is smoker. Find the probability that the person is female Find the probability that the person is a female smoker. Find the probability that the person is either smoker or female or both. Ifthe person is female, find the probability that she is a smoker Find the probability that the person is female given that she smokes, ‘Are smoking and gender of the person mutually exclusive events? ‘Are smoking and gender of the person are independent events? 2Name: 1D: A 106. Medical case histories indicate that different illnesses may produce identical symptom, Suppose a particular set of symptoms, which we will denote as event /7, occurs only when any one of these illnesses: A, B, or C’ occurs. (For the sake of simplicity, we will assume that illnesses 4, B, and C are mutually exclusive.) Studies show these probabilities of getting the three illnesses PU) = 0.015 PB) = 0.905 PC} = 0.028 ‘The probabilities of developing the symptoms H, given a specific illness, are: Assuming that an ill person shows the symptoms Hf, what is the probability that the person bas illness A? 23Name: ID: A 107. Approximately 5% of the bolts coming off'a production line have serious defects. Two bolts are randomly selected for inspection. Find the probability distribution for x, the number of defective bolts in the sample. P(=0) = P(both bolts are not defective) P(x = 1) = Plone bolt is defective) PGr= 2)= P(both bolts are defective) Find E(x) Find o? 24Name: 108 los, ID: A From past experience, it is known 90% of one-year-old children can distinguish their mother’s voice from the voice of a similar sounding female, A random sample of 20 one-year-olds are given this voice recognition test. Find the probability at least 3 children do not recognize their mother's voice. Find the probability all 20 children recognize their mother's voice. Let the random variable denote the number of children who do not recognize their mothers voice, Find the ‘mean of x, Let the random variable x denote the number of children who do not recognize their mother's voice. Find the variance of x. Find the probability that at most 4 children do not recognize their mother’s voice. The local Ford dealership claims 40% of their customers arc return buyers, ie., the customers previously purchased a Ford vehicle. Let the random variable x be the number of return buyers in a random sample of 10 recent customers, Find P(1 sx <5) Find P(x > 6) What would you conclude about the accuracy of the dealership's claim if you found 9 repeat buyers in the sample? Explain your reasoning,Name: 110, Let x be a binomial random variable with n = 15 and p = 0.20, Calculate P(e <4) using the binomial formula. Calculate PG <4) using the cumulative binomial probabilities table in Appendix I of your book. Are the results of your two previous answers very different, or very similar? Calculate the mean of the random variable x. Calculate the standard deviation of the random variable x. Fill in the table below. probability yao fale Hse Are the results consistent with Tehebysheffs Theorem? With the Empirical Rule? 26Name: m1 112 ID: A A psychiatrist believes that 90% of all people who visit doctors have problems of a psychosomatic nature. She decides to select 20 patients at random to test her theory. Assuming that the psychiatrists theory is true, what is the expected value of x, the number of the 20 patients who have psychosomatic problems? ‘What is the variance of x, assuming that the theory is true? Find P(x < 14), assuming that the theory is true. Based on the probability in part (c) if only 14 of the 20 sampled had psychosomatic problems, what conelusions would you make about the psychiatrist's theory? Explain, ‘The number of teleport inquiries x in a timesharing computer system averages 0.2 per millisecond and follows a Poisson distribution, Find the probability no inquiries are made during the next millisecond, Find the probability no inquiries are made during the next 3 milliseconds. 27Name: 113, Let 2 denote a standard normal random variable, Find P(e > 1.48). Find P(-0.44 <2 <2.68). Determine the value of 2 which satisfies P(e < z:) = 0.7995 Find Pe <-0.87). Find P(-1.66 <2 = -0.48), Find 20 such that P(-z0 <2 <2) = 0.901 Find 20 such that P(e <2») = 0.0375. Find 20 such that P(-2y <2 2> 29) = 0.966 Ple> 2) = 0.0174 P(e> ze) = 0.5398 29 AName: ID: A 116, Ifisa normal random variable with a mean of 45 and a standard deviation of 8, find the following probabilities: a PX > 50) b. POY < 32) ©. PGT SX < 48) e. PUC= 45) 30Name: 1D: A 117, Let x be a binomial random variable with » = 25 and p = 0.3. Is the normal approximation appropriate for this binomial random variable? Find the mean for x. Find the standard deviation for x. Use the normal approximation to find P(6 < x <4). Use the cumulative binomial probabilities table in Appendix 1 of your book to calculate the exact probability, above. Compare the results of the last two questions. Was your approximation close, or far, from the exact answer? 31Name: 1D: A, 118, 19, In a particular large school system, the average IQ of elementary school children is 105 and the standard deviation is 15. A sample of 81 children is randomly selected from elementary schools within the system. Find the mean of the sampling distribution of r. Find the standard deviation, ‘What is the probability that the average 1Q of this sample is below 108? Random samples of size.n were selected from populations with the means and variances given here, Find the ‘mean and standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the sample mean in each case 2 n= 36, w= 12, 0° Mean: SD: b.n= 100, w= 15, 0 Mean: 32Name: 120, 121, 122 123 ID: A Completely describe the distribution of the sample proportion for samples of size n = 500 from a population with p= 0.4 1s the sampling distribution of the sample proportion approximately normal? What is the mean? What is the standard deviation? ‘A random sample of 45 door-to-door encyclopedia salespersons were asked how long on average they were able to talk to the potential customer. Their answers revealed a mean of 8.5 minutes with a variance of 9 minutes, Construct a 95% confidence interval for 44 the time it takes an encyclopedia salesperson to talk to a potential customer: A random sample of 60 people revealed it took an average of 55 minutes with a standard deviation of 10 minutes for a person to complete a foan application at the bank. Construct a 90% confidence interval for 44 the ‘rue time it takes any person to complete the loan form, AA statistician knows that the population of light bulb lifetimes is normally distributed and has a standard deviation of 30 hours. A simple random sample of 36 bulbs yiclds a mean lifetime of 304 hours, Construct a 99% confidence interval for the mean lifetime of all such bulbs, Interpret the intervalName: ID: A 124. A comparison between the average jail time of bank robbers and car thieves yiclded the following results (in years): n, = 80.3 =3.2, 3-06, m =90, x, =28-and 5, =07 Estimate (14 — 42), the difference in mean years of jail time. Find the margin of error for your estimate, 125. An experiment was conducted to compare two diets A and B designed for weight reduction, Two groups of 50 overweight dieters each were randomly selected, One group was placed on diet A and the other on diet B, and their weight losses were recorded over a 30-day period. The means and standard deviations of the weight-loss ‘measurements for the two groups are shown in the table. fe statistic Diet A. Dt B ‘Samiple size 50. 30 Semple mean 233 186 Sample standard deviation 248 73 Find a 95% confidence interval for the difference in mean weight loss for the two diets, Interpret the interval 34Name: Essay 126, 127 ID: A Instead of paying to support welfare recipients, many Californians want them to find jobs: if necessary, they ‘want the state to ereate public service jobs for those who cannot find jobs in private industry, Ina survey of 800 registered voters, 400 Republicans and 400 Democrats, 75% of the Republicans and 90% of the Democrats favored the creation of public service jobs. Use a large-sample estimation procedure to compare the proportions of Republicans and Democrats who favor creating public service jobs in the population of registered voters in California, ‘The approximate 95% confidence interval is: Based on the interval above, is there a difference in the proportion of Republicans and Democrats who favor creating publie service jobs in California? Explain. A laboratory technician is interested in the proportion of I-liter containers used in the lab that are glass. How ‘many containers should be sampled in order to estimate this proportion with a margin of error of less than 0.2 with 99% confidence? 128, Describe the difference between a population and a sample, and provide two examples for each. 35