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    1. For each of the following statements, indicate whether it is True/False. If false,


    explain why.

    I. The sample size of the survey should at least be a fixed percentage of the
    population size in order to produce representative results.

    Ans) True

    II. The sampling frame is a list of every item that appears in a survey sample,
    including those that did not respond to questions.
    Ans)False(including those things which will respond to our questions)

    III. Larger surveys convey a more accurate impression of the population than
    smaller surveys.
    Ans) True

    2. PC Magazine asked all of its readers to participate in a survey of their satisfaction


    with different brands of electronics. In the 2004 survey, which was included in an
    issue of the magazine that year, more than 9000 readers rated the products on a scale
    from 1 to 10. The magazine reported that the average rating assigned by 225 readers
    to a Kodak compact digital camera was 7.5. For this product, identify the following:

    A. The population
    Ans) p=x/n=225/9000=0.025
    B. The parameter of interest
    Ans) sample size,average,scale
    C. The sampling frame
    Ans)9000
    D. The sample size
    Ans 225
    E. The sampling design
    F. Any potential sources of bias or other problems with the survey or sample

    3. For each of the following statements, indicate whether it is True/False. If false,


    explain why.

    I. If the 95% confidence interval for the average purchase of customers at a


    department store is $50 to $110, then $100 is a plausible value for the
    population mean at this level of confidence.
    II. If the 95% confidence interval for the number of moviegoers who purchase
    concessions is 30% to 45%, this means that fewer than half of all moviegoers
    purchase concessions.

    III. The 95% Confidence-Interval for μ only applies if the sample data are nearly
    normally distributed.

    Ans) False

    4. What are the chances that X  ?

    A. ¼
    B. ½
    C. ¾
    D. 1
    Ans) D

    5. In January 2005, a company that monitors Internet traffic (WebSideStory) reported


    that its sampling revealed that the Mozilla Firefox browser launched in 2004 had
    grabbed a 4.6% share of the market.

    I. If the sample were based on 2,000 users, could Microsoft conclude that
    Mozilla has a less than 5% share of the market?

    II. WebSideStory claims that its sample includes all the daily Internet users. If
    that’s the case, then can Microsoft conclude that Mozilla has a less than 5%
    share of the market?

    6. A book publisher monitors the size of shipments of its textbooks to university


    bookstores. For a sample of texts used at various schools, the 95% confidence
    interval for the size of the shipment was 250 ± 45 books. Which, if any, of the
    following interpretations of this interval are correct?

    A. All shipments are between 205 and 295 books.

    B. 95% of shipments are between 205 and 295 books.

    C. The procedure that produced this interval generates ranges that hold the
    population mean for 95% of samples.

    D. If we get another sample, then we can be 95% sure that the mean of this
    second sample is between 205 and 295.

    E. We can be 95% confident that the range 160 to 340 holds the population
    mean.
    7. Which is shorter: a 95% z-interval or a 95% t-interval for μ if we know that σ =s?

    A. The z-interval is shorter


    B. The t-interval is shorter
    C. Both are equal
    D. We cannot say

    Ans) D

    Questions 8 and 9 are based on the following: To prepare a report on the economy,
    analysts need to estimate the percentage of businesses that plan to hire additional
    employees in the next 60 days.

    8. How many randomly selected employers (minimum number) must we contact in


    order to guarantee a margin of error of no more than 4% (at 95% confidence)?

    A. 600
    B. 400
    C. 550
    D. 1000

    9. Suppose we want the above margin of error to be based on a 98% confidence level.
    What sample size (minimum) must we now use?

    A. 1000
    B. 757
    C. 848
    D. 543

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