17.

In a psychological testing experiment, 25 subjects are selected randomly and their reaction time, in seconds, to a particular
stimulus is measured. Past experience suggests that the variance in reaction times to these types of stimuli is 4 sec2 and that
the distribution of reaction times is approximately normal. The average time for the subjects is 6.2 seconds. Give an upper
95% bound for the mean reaction time.
Solution:

Hence, we are 95% confident that the mean reaction time is less than 6.858 seconds.
18. The contents of seven similar containers of sulfuric acid are 9.8, 10.2, 10.4, 9.8, 10.0, 10.2, and 9.6 liters. Find a 95%
confidence interval for the mean contents of all such containers, assuming an approximately normal distribution.
Solution:
.
19. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) mathematics scores of a random sample of 500 high school seniors in the state of Texas are
collected, and the sample mean and standard deviation are found to be 501 and 112, respectively. Find a 99% confidence
interval on the mean SAT mathematics score for seniors in the state of Texas.
Solution:

20. A UCLA researcher claims that the life span of mice can be extended by as much as 25% when the calories in their diet are
reduced by approximately 40% from the time they are weaned. The restricted diet is enriched to normal levels by vitamins
and protein. Assuming that it is known from previous studies that months, how many mice should be included in our
sample if we wish to be 99% confident that the mean life span of the sample will be within 2 months of the population mean
for all mice subjected to this reduced diet?
Answer:
21. An electrical firm manufactures light bulbs that have a length of life that is approximately normally distributed with a
standard deviation of 40 hours. If a sample of 30 bulbs has an average life of 780 hours, find a 96% confidence interval for
the population mean of all bulbs produced by this firm.
Answer:
22. Many cardiac patients wear an implanted pacemaker to control their heartbeat. A plastic connector module mounts on the top
of the pacemaker. Assuming a standard deviation of 0.0015 inch and an approximately normal distribution, find a 95%
confidence interval for the mean of the depths of all connector modules made by a certain manufacturing company. A
random sample of 75 modules has an average depth of 0.310 inch.
Answer:
23. The heights of a random sample of 50 college students showed a mean of 174.5 centimeters and a standard deviation of 6.9
centimeters.
a) Construct a 98% confidence interval for the mean height of all college students.
b) What can we assert with 98% confidence about the possible size of our error if we estimate the mean height of all college
students to be 174.5 centimeters?
Answer:
a.)
b.)
24. A random sample of 100 automobile owners in the state of Virginia shows that an automobile is driven on average 23,500
kilometers per year with a standard deviation of 3900 kilometers. Assume the distribution of measurements to be
approximately normal.
a) Construct a 99% confidence interval for the average number of kilometers an automobile is driven annually in Virginia.
b) What can we assert with 99% confidence about the possible size of our error if we estimate the average number of
kilometers driven by car owners in Virginia to be 23,500 kilometers per year?
Answer:
a)
b)
25. An efficiency expert wishes to determine the average time that it takes to drill three holes in a certain metal clamp. How large
a sample will she need to be 95% confident that her sample mean will be within 15 seconds of the true mean? Assume that it
is known from previous studies that seconds.
Answer:
26. A random sample of 12 graduates of a certain secretarial school typed an average of 79.3 words per minute with a standard
deviation of 7.8 words per minute. Assuming a normal distribution for the number of words typed per minute, find a 95%
confidence interval for the average number of words typed by all graduates of this school.
Answer:
27. A machine produces metal pieces that are cylindrical in shape. A sample of pieces is taken, and the diameters are found to be
1.01, 0.97, 1.03, 1.04, 0.99, 0.98, 0.99, 1.01, and 1.03 centimeters. Find a 99% confidence interval for the mean diameter of
pieces from this machine, assuming an approximately normal distribution.
Answer:

28. A random sample of 10 chocolate energy bars of a certain brand has, on average, 230 calories per bar, with a standard
deviation of 15 calories. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the true mean calorie content of this brand of energy bar.
Assume that the distribution of the calorie content is approximately normal.
Answer:
29. A random sample of 12 shearing pins is taken in a study of the Rockwell hardness of the pin head. Measurements on the
Rockwell hardness are made for each of the 12, yielding an average value of 48.50 with a sample standard deviation of 1.5.
Assuming the measurements to be normally distributed, construct a 90% confidence interval for the mean Rockwell hardness.
Answer:
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