STAT 34500/51100-02

STATISTICS
Homework 5

Date : April 7, 2016.

Due : April 14, 2016

SPRING 2016

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Q.N. 1) Given the 95% confidence interval for a population mean is (20, 24), calculate the
(a) Margin of error (E).
(b) The sample mean of of the data.
Q.N. 2) Suppose a researcher, interested in obtaining an estimate of the average level of some enzyme
in a certain human population, takes a sample of 100 individuals, determines the level of the enzyme in
each, and computes a sample mean of 22. Suppose further it is known that the variable of interest is
approximately normally distributed with a variance of 45. Calculate a 90% confidence interval of .
Q.N. 3) A sample of 25 sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases had a mean birth weight of 2998
gm and standard deviation of 800 gm. Calculate the 95% confidence interval for the mean birth weight of
SIDS cases.
Q.N. 4) A sample of 18 male students was asked how much they spent on textbooks this semester. The
sample variance was s2M = 35.05. A sample of eight female students was asked the same question, and the
sample variance was s2F = 18.40. (Data collected by Megan Damron and Spencer Solomon, 2009.) Assume
that the amount spent on textbooks is normally distributed for both the populations of male students and
of female students.
2 , the population variance of the amount spent on
(a) Calculate a 90% confidence interval estimate for M
textbooks by male students.
(b) Calculate a 90% confidence interval estimate for F2 , the population variance of the amount spent on
textbooks by female students.
Q.N. 5)A large manufacturing firm is interested in estimating the average distance traveled to work by
its employees. Past studies of this type indicate that the standard deviation of these distances should be
in the neighborhood of 2 miles. How many employees should be sampled if the estimate is to be within
0.1 mile of the true average, with 95% confidence?
Q.N. 6) A random sample of 87 college students contains 12 who are left-handed (data collected by
Jacquelyn Schwartz, 2011).
(a) Calculate a 90% confidence interval estimate of the proportion of all college students who are lefthanded.
(b) It is commonly believed that about 10% of the population is left-handed. Based on this confidence
interval, does this belief appear to be reasonable?

Q.N. 7)In a survey of 1002 adults regarding abortion, 531 said they are pro-choice.
(a) Calculate a 90% confidence interval estimate of the proportion of all adults who are pro-choice. Based
on this interval, does it appear that a majority are pro-choice?
(b) Repeat part a, but use a 99% confidence level. Does this higher confidence level change the conclusion?
Q.N. 8) A random sample of 15 G-rated movies has a mean run time of 80.6 min with a standard deviation of 21.2 min (data collected by Meredith Hein and Rachel Dahlke, 2011). Assuming the population is
normally distributed,
(a) Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate of the mean run time of all G-rated movies.
(b) Without doing any calculations, would a 99% confidence interval be wider, narrower, or the same width
as the confidence interval you found in part (a)?
Q.N. 9) The mean fasting cholesterol of teenage boys in the United States is175 mg/dL. An SRS of 49
boys whose fathers had a heart attack reveals mean cholesterol of 195 mg/dL with standard deviation of
45 mg/dL. Perform a test to determine if the sample mean is significantly higher than expected. Show all
hypothesis testing steps.
Q.N. 10)The output voltage for a certain electric circuit is specified to be 130. A sample of 40 independent
readings on the voltage for this circuit gave a sample mean of 128.6 and a standard deviation of 2.1. Test
the hypothesis that the average output voltage is 130 against the alternative that it is less than 130. Use
a 5% significance level.