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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
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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.