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(10) (20) (0) (oy (20) mA 120 Basic Concepts of Statistics Final Exam PLEASE SHOW ALL WORK, PLEASE DO YOUR OWN WORK. Point values are given in parentheses in the far left colunn, Total 110 points. 1. A random sample of 50 cars in the drive-thru of nob's Surger Barn revealed an average purchase of $18.21 per car. The population standard deviation 1s $5.92. Construct a 98t confidence interval for the mean purchase of ail cars in the drive-thru at Bob's Burger Barn. 2, over the last several months, a patient has been treated for low calcium level. Recently,’the patient's total calciun tests gave the following readings’ (in mg/d1)- 10.1 8:9 9a 9.3 bu 2 0 9:9 1112 120 ol 4 construct a 908 confidence interval for the population mean of total calcium in this patient's blood. 3. A random sample of 300 graduating high school seniors was polled across a particular tristate area, and it was found that 195 had taken the SAT test. Construct a 958 confidence interval for the true population proportion of high school graduates in this region who take the SAT teat. 4. A sample of 8 adult olephants had an average weight of ¥ = 12300 pounds. The sample standard deviation was @ = 22 pounds Construct a 99% confidence interval for the true population mean of the weights of adult elephants. 5. A researcher knew that before cell phones, a person made on average 2.8 phone calls per day. she beligves that the number of phone calis made per day today is higher. a randon sample of 30 people had a sample mean x - 3.1. The standard deviation for the population found by a previous study ie o ~ 0.8. Test the hypothesis that the population mean ie 2.8 against the alternative hypothesis that the population mean is greater than 2.Byat the 0.08 level of significance. (1) state mull hypothesis. ity. (2) state alternative hypothesis #,. (3) State the distribution to be used for the test. (4) what is the test statistic? (5) Compute or approximate the p-value. (6) Draw a laboled and shaded diagram. (7) What is the decision? (8) what is the reason for the decieion? (9) State the conclusion. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE (20) 6. The director of a medical hospital feels that her surgeons perform fever operations per year than the national average of 211.operations per surgeon. She selected a randon sample of 15 Surgeons and found that the mean number of operation they performed vas x = 208.8. The sample standard deviation was, = 3.8, Test the null hypothesis that the population mean is 211 against the alternative hypothesis that the population mean is less than 211 at the 0.10 level of significance, (1)state null hypothesis Hy. (2)state alternative hypothesis Hy. (Q)state the distribution to be used for the test. (4)what is the test statistic? (5)Conpute or approximate the p-value. (6)Braw a labeled and shaded diagram. (7)Wthat is the decision? (8)What is the reason for the decision? (s)state the conclusion. (20) 7. Zt was reported that 468 of people believe that there is life on other planets in the universe, A scientist does not agree with this finding. He surveyed 120 randomly selected people and found that 48 beliaved that there is life on other planets. Test the null hypothesis that the population proportion is 0.46 against the alternative hypothesia that it differs from 0.46, at the 0.10 level of significance. (1)state null hypothesis Hy. (2)state alternative hypothesis H,. (3)state the distribution to be used for the test. (@)What is the test statistic? (5)Compute or approximate the p-value. (6)braw a labeled and shaded diagram. (T)what is the decision? (@)Whhat ie the reason for the decision? ()state the conclusion.

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