PHStat

Select “Descriptive Statistics/Probability and Probabilities

Distributions/simple and Joint Probabilities”
Standard Dev = STDEV.S() or =STDEV.P()
Mean= AVERAGE()

Chapter 8
Quest 1
Construct a 99% confidence interval to estimate the
population mean using the data below.
x- =43 o=8 n=41 Quest 4
With 99% confidence, when n=41 the population mean is Determine the margin of error for a confidence interval to
between a lower limit of ….. 39.78 and an upper limit of estimate the population mean with n=45 and o=37 for the
….. 46.22 following confidence levels.
a)91% b)94% c)98%
a) With a 91% confidence level, the margin of error is …..
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Calculate the margin of error (ME): approximately * SE

Quest 5
Banking fees have received much attention during the recent
Quest 2 economic recession as banks look for ways to recover from
Construct a 99% confidence interval to estimate the the crisis. A sample of 36 customers paid an average fee of
population mean with x-=119 and o=27 for the following $12.42 per month on their interest-bearing checking accounts.
sample sizes. Assume the population standard deviation is
a)n=38. b)n=48. C)n=63 $1.62 Complete parts a and b below.
With 99% confidence, when n=63 the population mean is a. Construct a 90% confidence interval to estimate the
between a lower limit of ….. and an upper limit of ….. average fee for the population.
b. What is the margin of error for this interval?

a)The 90% confidence interval has a lower limit of ….. and an

upper limit of ….. (Round to the nearest cent as needed.)

Quest 3
Construct a 90% confidence interval to estimate the
population mean using the accompanying data. What
assumptions need to be made to construct this interval?
x-= o=1 n=1 b. What is the margin of error for this interval
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What assumptions need to be made to construct this interval? yine app.bak) phstat – veriyor ama cevap + idi.
A. The population is skewed to one side.
B. The sample size is less than 30. Quest 6
C. The population mean will be in the confidence interval. The average selling price of a smartphone purchased by a
D. The population must be normally distributed. random sample of $32 customers was $325.
With 99% confidence, when n=38 the population mean is Assume the population standard deviation was $32
between a lower limit of ….. and an upper limit of ….. a. Construct a 95% confidence interval to estimate the
average selling price in the population with this sample.
b. What is the margin of error for this interval?
A and b
 Quest 9
Suppose a retailer claims that the average wait time for a
customer on its support line is 176 seconds. A random sample
of 53 customers had an average wait time of 167 seconds.
Assume the population standard deviation for wait time is 54
Quest 7 seconds. Using a 95% confidence interval, does this sample
A random sample of 44 taxpayers claimed an average of support the retailer's claim?
$9,569 Using a 95% confidence interval, does this sample support
in medical expenses for the year. Assume the population the retailer's claim? Select the correct choice below, and fill in
standard deviation for these deductions was $2,367. the answer boxes to complete your choice.
Construct confidence intervals to estimate the average
deduction for the population with the levels of significance A.No, because the retailer's claim is not between the lower
shown below. limit of
a)1%. B)10% c)20% ….. seconds and the upper limit of …..seconds for the mean
wait time.
a) Significance 1% demek confidence level 100-1 = 99
demek B.Yes, because the retailer's claim Is not between the
b) Significance 10% demek confidence level 100-10 = lower limit of
90 demek ….. seconds and the upper limit of …..seconds for the mean
c) Significance 20% demek confidence level 100-20 = wait time.
80 demek

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YES.

Quest 10
The cost of ink cartridges for inkjet printers can be substantial
over the life of a printer. Printer manufacturers publish the
Quest 8
number of pages that can be printed from an ink cartridge in
The caloric consumption of 35 adults was measured and found
an effort to attract customers. A company claims that its black
to average 2,139. Assume the population standard deviation
ink cartridge will yield an average 2,381
is 251
pages. To test this claim, an independent lab measured the
calories per day. Construct confidence intervals to estimate
page count of 41 cartridges and found the average page
the mean number of calories consumed per day for the
count to be 2,235.3. Assume the standard deviation for this
population with the confidence levels shown below.
population is 214.
a)91% b)94%. C)98%
a. Create a 95% confidence interval.
a. The 91% confidence interval has a lower limit of ….. and
….. <= x<= …..
an upper limit of …..
b. Does this sample support the company's claim? Choose the D. The population of the model's drivers' ages is skewed to
correct answer below. one side.
A. No, because the company's claim is not between E. The population of all car drivers' ages is normally
the limits of the confidence interval for the average distributed.
number of pages yielded by a single black cartridge.
B. No, because the company's claim Is not between the limits
of the confidence interval for the average number of pages
yielded by a single black cartridge.
C. Yes, because the company's claim is not between the limits
of the confidence interval for the average number of pages
yielded by a single black cartridge.
D. Yes, because the company's claim is not between the limits
of the confidence interval for the average number of pages
yielded by a single black cartridge.

Quest 11
Golf cart attendants at a local country club often receive tips
from golfers they assist with golf clubs. To help recruit
new employees, the country club would like to determine the
average tips per day an attendant earns. A sample of 14
attendants averaged $36.12 per day in tips. Assume the Quest 13
population standard deviation for daily tips is $9.04. Construct a 90% confidence interval to estimate the
a. Construct a 99% confidence interval to estimate the population mean using the data below.
average daily tips for an attendant.
The average daily tips for an attendant is between a lower a)What assumptions need to be made about this population?
limit of …..and an upper limit of …..
b. What assumption needs to be made to construct
this interval?
A. The population must be normally distributed.
B. The population mean must be contained in the confidence
interval.
C. The sample standard deviation must be equal to the
population standard deviation.
D. The sample size must be less than 30

b.What assumptions need to be made about this population?

A. The population follows the Student's t-distribution.
B. The population distribution is skewed to one side.
C. The population size is larger than 30.
D. The population follows the normal probability
distribution.

Quest 12 Quest 14
A car company developed a certain car model to appeal to Construct A 99% confidence interval to estimate the
young consumers. The car company claims the average age population mean using the data below. What assumptions
of drivers of this certain car model is 26.00 years old. Suppose need to be made about this population?
a random sample of
17 drivers was drawn, and the average age of the drivers was
found to be
28.80 years. Assume the standard deviation for the age of the
car drivers to be 2.9 years. Complete parts a through c below.
a. Construct a 95% confidence interval to estimate the
average age of the car driver.

b. Does this result lend support to the car company's claim?

A. Yes, because the interval includes the company's claimed
average age.
B. No, because the interval does not include
the company's claimed average age. (kucuk 27.42 ama
b.What assumptions need to be made about this population?
ortalama 26 normalde)
A. The population follows the Student's t-distribution.
C. No, because the interval includes the company's claimed
B. The population distribution is skewed to one side.
average age.
C. The population size is larger than 30.
D. Yes, because the interval does not include the company's
D. The population follows the normal probability
claimed average age.
distribution.
c. What assumption needs to be made to construct
Quest 15
this interval?
Construct a 95% confidence interval to estimate the
A. The population of the model's drivers' ages is
population mean when x-=57 and s=14.1 for the sample sizes
normally distributed.
below.
B. The sample size is less than 30.
a)n=15 b)n=35. C)n=58
C. The population mean for the model's drivers will be in the
confidence interval.
Quest 16
Determine the margin of error for a confidence interval to
estimate the population mean with n=24 and s =15.8 for the
confidence levels below. b) Do the results from this sample validate the
a)80% b)90% c)99% automobile club's findings?
A.Since the population mean, $2.63, is not contained within
chatgpt ile beraber yap. the 95%
confidence interval, it can be said with 95% confidence that
the sample does not validate the automobile club's findings.
B. Since the population mean, $2.63, is contained within the
95%
confidence interval, it can be said with 95% confidence that
the sample does not validate the automobile club's findings.
C. Since the population mean, $2.63, is contained
within the 95%
confidence interval, it can be said with 95% confidence
that the sample validates the automobile club's
findings.
D. Since the population mean, $2.63, is not contained within
the 95%
confidence interval, it can be said with 95% confidence that
the sample validates the automobile club's findings.

c) What assumptions need to be made about this population?

A. The only assumption needed is that the population
distribution is approximately normal.
B.The only assumption needed is that the population standard
Quest 17 deviation is known.
An automobile club reported that the average price of regular C.The only assumption needed is that the population
gasoline in a certain state was $2.63 per gallon. The following distribution is approximately uniform.
data show the price per gallon of regular gasoline for 15 D.No assumptions are required.
randomly selected stations in the state. Complete parts a
through c below. Quest 18
A country's tax collection agency reported that 93% of
individual tax returns were filed electronically in 2017. A
random sample of 219 tax returns from 2018 was selected.
From this sample, 185 were filed electronically. Complete
parts a through c.
A)Construct a 95% confidence interval to estimate the
a. Construct a 99% confidence interval to estimate the actual
average price per gallon of gasoline in the state?
proportion of taxpayers who filed electronically in 2018.
b. What is the margin of error for this sample?
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c. Is there any evidence that this proportion has changed
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since 2017
Datayi sec % yaz.
based on this sample?
-This sample provides evidence that this proportion has
changed since 2017, since the confidence interval does not
include the proportion from 2017.

Phstat- confidence intervals – Estimate for the proportion

 d) What is the final conclusion?
A.do not reject H0. There is not enough evidence to
conclude that the average room rate is different from
$335.
B.Reject H0. There is enough evidence to conclude that the
average room rate is different from $335.
C.Do not reject H0. There is enough evidence to conclude that
the average room rate is different from $335.
D.Reject H0. There is not enough evidence to conclude that
the average room rate is different from $335.

e) Determine the p-value for this test and interpret its

meaning.

Quest 19
The homeownership rates in a certain country have been
declining. The country's homeownership rate was 52.4% in
2017 (compared to 65.4 % in another country). Suppose, from
a random sample of 265 households in the country in 2018,
121 were occupied by the owners of the residence. Complete
parts a through c.
a. Construct a 95% confidence interval to estimate the actual
proportion of households in the country that are occupied by
their owners in 2018.
b. What is the margin of error for this sample?
c. Is there any evidence that this proportion has changed
since 2017
based on this sample?
-This sample provides evidence that this proportion has
changed since 2017, since the confidence interval does not
include the proportion from 2017.

Quest 2
A poll from 2016 showed that the share of Americans who
are "extremely proud" to be American has been steadily
decreasing since 2000 to
55% in 2016. Suppose the White House staff is concerned that
the rating has fallen further. Let's say that out of a random
CHPTR 9 sample of 300 adults,153
QUEST 1 stated that they were "extremely proud" to be American.
The average room rate for a hotel in a city in 2016 was $335. Using a=0.01,
Suppose the city's Chamber of Commerce would like to test if complete parts a through d.
this rate has changed recently by randomly sampling 44 room
rates. The mean of this sample was found to be $350.34
Assume the population standard deviation is $53.
Using a=0.01, complete parts a through c.
a)Let μ be the population mean. Determine the
null hypothesis, H0,
and the alternative hypothesis, H1

b) What conclusions can be drawn for this test?

c) Calculate the appropriate test statistic.