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    Stat 315 - Homework 5 - Due Monday June 22, 2009: P 0.5 N 120 N P P

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    1) The document provides examples of calculating standard errors, probabilities, confidence intervals, and determining if estimators are biased using statistical formulas. 2) Formulas are given for calculating standard errors of proportions, means, and variances as well as probabilities and confidence intervals using normal, t, and z distributions. 3) One example shows that the sample standard deviation S is a biased estimator of the population standard deviation σ while the sample variance S^2 is an unbiased estimator.

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    Stat 315 - Homework 5 - Due Monday June 22, 2009: P 0.5 N 120 N P P

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    Stat 315 - Homework 5 - Solution

    Due Monday June 22, 2009

    5-44
    p = 0.5

    n = 120

    SE( P ) =

    p(1 p)
    =
    n

    (.5)(.5)
    = 0.0456
    120

    5-45
    E( P ) = p = 0.2
    SE( P ) =

    p(1 p)
    =
    n

    (.2)(.8)
    = 0.04216
    90

    5-47
    P(0.72 < X < 0.82) = P(10.95 < Z <16 .432) = 2(.5) = 1.00

    Sampling Distribution of Sample


    Mean
    known
    Population Distribution
    Mean
    0.76

    Stdev
    0.02

    Sample Size
    n
    30

    x1
    0.72

    Is the population normal?

    Sampling Distribution of X-bar


    Mean
    Stdev
    0.76
    0.00365

    P(x1<X<x2)
    1.0000

    x2
    0.82

    5-56
    S 2 has n 1 in the denominator because there are n 1 degrees of freedom for deviations from the
    sample mean. Using n 1 instead of n makes S 2 an unbiased estimator of 2 .
    5-64
    X , P , S 2 are unbiased. S is the square root of an unbiased estimator of
    it is not unbiased. Proof:
    Assume E(S) =
    then: (E(S))2 =

    , thus

    and: E(S 2) (E(S))2 = 2 2 = 0


    (since E(S 2) = 2 ).
    But E(S 2) (E(S))2 = V(S)
    V(S) = 0 means that S is not a statistical estimator. The contradiction establishes the proposition
    that S is biased.

    6-4
    An expensive way of solving the problem: buy more information. As n increases, the width of
    interval decreases.
    Or, a cheap way to solve the problem: lower your required confidence level from 95% to 90% or
    lower. As the confidence level decreases, the interval width decreases with it.
    6.5

    95% C.I.:

    x 1.96( / n ) = 89,673.12 1.96(5,500/ 16 )


    = 89,673.12 2,695 = [86,978.12, 92,368.12] dollars.
    6-17

    2(1.96 / n ) = 10
    1.96( / n ) = 5

    / n = 5/1.96 = 2.551
    For 90% confidence, z

    /2

    = 1.645

    Width of 90% C.I. = 2(1.645(2.551)) = 8.393 units.


    Easier way: new width = (old width)1.645/1.96 = 10(1.645)/1.96 = 8.393
    6-20.

    n = 12 x = 34.2

    s = 5.9

    95% C.I.: x t .025(11) ( s / n ) = 34.2 2.201(5.9 / 12 ) = [30.45, 37.95]


    Assume a normal population.
    6-21.

    From the data we compute: n = 32

    x = 30.5625

    s = 5.775

    99% C.I.: x z .005 ( s / n ) = 30.5625 2.576(5.775 / 32 )


    = [27.93, 33.19] thousands of miles.
    6.35.Assume a normal distribution.
    x = 61.67 s = 11.22
    n = 12
    90% C.I.: x t .05(11) ( s / n ) = 61.67 1.796(11.22 / 12 ) = [55.85, 67.49] containers.
    6-40.

    n = 120

    x = 28

    95% C.I.: p 1.96 p q / n =

    28
    28 92
    1.96

    120
    120
    120 120

    = [0.1577, 0.3090]
    6-41.

    n = 68 x = 42
    99% C.I.: p 2.576 p q / n =

    42
    42 26
    2.576

    68
    68
    68 68

    = [0.4658, 0.7695]

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