Exam 7: Estimates and Sample Sizes

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Use the confidence level and sample data to find a confidence interval for estimating the population µ. -Test scores: n=71,x=41.8,σ=7.2;98\mathrm { n } = 71 , \overline { \mathrm { x } } = 41.8 , \sigma = 7.2 ; 98 percent

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Solve the problem. -Of 86 adults selected randomly from one town, 63 have health insurance. Find a 90% confidence interval for the true proportion of all adults in the town who have health insurance.

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Solve the problem. -A study involves 634 randomly selected deaths, with 32 of them caused by accidents. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the true percentage of all deaths that are caused by accidents.

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Use the given degree of confidence and sample data to construct a confidence interval for the population proportion p -Margin of error: 0.050.05 ; confidence level: 95%;p^95 \% ; \hat { \mathrm { p } } and q^\hat { q } unknown

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Complete the table to compare z and t distributions. z distribution t distribution Shape Mean value Standard deviation value Requirements

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Find the margin of error. -To be able to say with 95% confidence level that the standard deviation of a data set is within 20% of the population's standard deviation, the number of observations within the data set must be greater than or equal to what quantity?

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Use the confidence level and sample data to find a confidence interval for estimating the population µ. -A random sample of 79 light bulbs had a mean life of x=400x = 400 hours with a standard deviation of σ=28\sigma = 28 hours. Construct a 90 percent confidence interval for the mean life, μ\mu , of all light bulbs of this type.

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Provide an appropriate response. -  Under what circumstances can you replace σ with s in the formula E=zα/2σn\text { Under what circumstances can you replace } \sigma \text { with } s \text { in the formula } E = z \alpha / 2 \cdot \frac { \sigma } { \sqrt { n } } \text {. }

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Use the given degree of confidence and sample data to construct a confidence interval for the population proportion p -Margin of error: 0.070.07 ; confidence level: 90%90 \% ; from a prior study, p^\hat{\mathrm { p }} is estimated by 0.190.19 .

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Solve the problem. -A survey of 865 voters in one state reveals that 408 favor approval of an issue before the legislature. Construct the 95% confidence interval for the true proportion of all voters in the state who favor approval.

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Solve the problem. -Of 129 randomly selected adults, 32 were found to have high blood pressure. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the true percentage of all adults that have high blood pressure.

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Use the given degree of confidence and sample data to construct a confidence interval for the population proportion p -Margin of error: 0.0250.025 ; confidence level: 96%;p^96 \% ; \hat { \mathrm { p } } and q^\hat { \mathrm { q } } are unknown

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 Find the critical value zα/2 that corresponds to a degree of confidence of 98%\text { Find the critical value } \mathrm { z } _ { \alpha / 2 } \text { that corresponds to a degree of confidence of } 98 \% \text {. }

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Find the margin of error for the 95% confidence interval used to estimate the population proportion -n = 58, x = 28; 95 percent

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Solve the problem. -In a certain population, body weights are normally distributed with a mean of 152 pounds and a standard deviation of 26 pounds. How many people must be surveyed if we want to estimate the percentage who weigh more than 180 pounds? Assume that we want 96% confidence that the error is no more than 2 percentage points.

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Solve the problem. -50 people are selected randomly from a certain population and it is found that 20 people in the sample are over 6 feet tall. What is the point estimate of the true proportion of people in the population who are over 6 feet tall?

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Solve the problem. -Of 357 randomly selected medical students, 30 said that they planned to work in a rural community. Find a 95% confidence interval for the true proportion of all medical students who plan to work in a rural community.

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 Find the critical value zα/2 that corresponds to a degree of confidence of 91%\text { Find the critical value } \mathrm { z } \alpha / 2 \text { that corresponds to a degree of confidence of } 91 \% \text {. }

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Use the confidence level and sample data to find a confidence interval for estimating the population µ. -A random sample of 144 full-grown lobsters had a mean weight of 18 ounces and a standard deviation of 2.92.9 ounces. Construct a 98 percent confidence interval for the population mean μ\mu .

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Solve the problem. -Find the critical value χR2\chi _ { R } ^ { 2 } corresponding to a sample size of 11 and a confidence level of 90 percent.

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