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Confidence Interval for a Mean

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Wize University Statistics Textbook > Estimating with Confidence Intervals

Confidence Interval for a Mean

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You wish to test if being a member of a union increases hourly wages, in dollars, for the average construction worker. A sample of 18 construction workers' earnings were recorded prior to and after forming a union.

The results are: mean difference = −4.135-4.135 standard deviation of differences = 7.197.19

Compute a 95% confidence interval for the mean difference in the hourly wages
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A 90% confidence interval for the mean number of pairs of shoes Justine purchases every few years is (5, 17).
Confidence Interval for a Mean
You wish to test Ho:μ=29   Ha:μ≠29H_o:\mu=29\ \ \ H_a:\mu\ne29
A 90% confidence interval for the population mean is (22, 28)\left(22,\ 28\right)
Which of the following is NOT true?
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We have an SRS of 100 people. If about 95% of the data is between 193 and 393, find the 95% confidence interval.
Confidence Interval for a Mean
The 95% confidence interval is [$800, $1,200]. The sample mean must be $1,000.
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According to a sample of 100 apartment suites in Twin Pines, the sample mean rent is $970. The population standard deviation is $540. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the true population mean rent in Twin Pines.
(a) The mayor of Twin Pines says that the mean rent is only $700. Is this plausible?
(b) Helen lives in Twin Pines and says her rent is only $700. Is this plausible?
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A large software development firm recently relocated its facilities. Top management has encouraged their professional employees to engage in local service activities. Based on a random sample of 24 professionals, the sample mean is 16.75 hours. The population standard deviation is 2.4 hours.
A 95% confidence interval for the true mean number of hours of volunteer time is closest to:
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Kevin is the quality assurance manager for Gossip Girl dolls that talk gibberish until the AA batteries run out. The commercial for the toy says: “Over 300 hours of non-stop yapping!” He randomly selects 36 dolls and finds that they talk non-stop for about 275 hours on average until their batteries are drained. The number of hours is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 25 hours.
A bored and angry mother sues the company for false advertisement. Gio, the Marketing Director, defends himself in court by saying that the toys' average number of hours is not significantly different from 300. Use the confidence interval calculated in Question 9 to determine the conclusion of the two-tailed hypothesis test at the 5% level of significance.
Confidence Interval for a Mean
Kevin is the quality assurance manager for Gossip Girl dolls that talk gibberish until the AA batteries run out. The commercial for the toy says: “Over 300 hours of non-stop yapping!” He randomly selects 36 dolls and finds that they talk non-stop for about 275 hours on average until their batteries are drained. The number of hours are normally distributed with a standard deviation of 25 hours.
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the hours of non-stop yapping.
Confidence interval for a mean
A 90% confidence interval for the average length of a pregnancy is 33 to 38 weeks.
The correct conclusion is
Confidence Interval for a Mean
A sample of 61 households that have dogs reveal that an average of $140 is spent on dog food per month. The standard deviation of the sample is $115 per month.
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the monthly mean amount spent on dog food.
Confidence Interval
(v) Which of the following is/are true? (Check all that applies.)
Confidence intervals
A large software development firm recently relocated its facilities. Top management has encouraged their professional employees to engage in local service activities. Based on a random sample of 24 professionals, the sample mean is 16.75 hours and the standard deviation is 2.4 hours.
A 95% confidence interval for the true mean number of hours of volunteer time is closest to:
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Based on a random sample size of 20 people with full-time jobs, the average time they spend in the shower each morning is 16 minutes with a standard deviation of 5 minutes. Construct a 95% confidence interval.
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There are 600 Sephora locations in the United States. Christine randomly selected 40 stores, and then she randomly selected 100 customers from each of those stores. Less than 1% of her sample identified as heterosexual males. Based on her sample, the average spending at Sephora is $45. In addition, 340 customers in her sample revealed that they have VIB Rouge status, which the highest tier status that is reached when a customer spends $1,000 in a calendar year.
Which of the following is/are true? (Check all that applies.)
Population Sampling: Confidence Interval
Bob, a second-year student at Twin Pines University, is not very good at statistics. He wishes to infer about the average starting salary of recent graduates at Twin Pines University. His sample included 12 friends, all recent graduates, and it revealed a mean of $55,000. His 90% confidence interval is [39,116, 80,884].
Bob reports: "We conclude that 90% of recent graduates at Twin Pines University earn between $39,116 and $80,884."
List everything that is wrong about his statement. (Check all that applies.)
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Which statement is true about a 95% confidence interval [188,212]?
Statistical errors
For the following statements, select true or false. Enter T for True, F for False. (Use capital letters: T, F)
1. The mean weight of five cats is 20 lbs. We take away one that at weights 28 lbs. The mean weight of the remaining cats is 18 lbs.
T
2. The 95% confidence interval is [$800, $1,200]. The sample mean must be $1,000.
T
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A sample of 61 households that have dogs reveal that an average of $140 is spent on dog food per month with a standard deviation of $115 per month.
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A t distribution is used instead of the normal z distribution when
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A 90% confidence interval for the average length of a pregnancy is 33 to 38 weeks.
The correct conclusion is