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    Galala University

    Faculty of Science
    Department of Mathematics
    Math 131 - Statistics

    Sheet week 11 (with answers)


    Confidence interval measuring
    Part I: tutorial
    1- The following data represent a sample of the assets (in millions of
    dollars) of 30 credit unions in southwestern Pennsylvania. Find the 90%
    confidence interval of the mean. Assume standard deviation of population
    =14.405
    2- A random sample of the number of farms (in thousands) in various states
    follows. Estimate the mean number of farms per state with 90% confidence.
    Assume  = 31

    3- A survey of 35 individuals who passed the seven exams and obtained the rank of
    Fellow in the actuarial field finds the average salary to be $150,000. If the standard
    deviation for the population is $15,000, construct a 95% confidence interval for all
    Fellows.
    Solution:
    145,030 < < 154,970

    4- A sociologist found that in a sample of 50 retired men, the average number of


    jobs they had during their lifetimes was 7.2. The population standard
    deviation is 2.1.
    a. Find the best point estimate of the mean.
    b. Find the 95% confidence interval of the mean number of jobs
    c. Find the 99% confidence interval of the mean number of jobs.
    Solutions:
    a) 7.2 jobs
    b) 6.6<< 7.78
    c) 6.4 <<8.0

    5- A recent study showed that the modern working person experiences an


    average of 2.1 hours per day of distractions (phone calls, e-mails, impromptu
    visits, etc.). A random sample of 50 workers for a large corporation found
    that these workers were distracted an average of 1.8 hours per day and the
    population standard deviation was 20 minutes. Estimate the true mean
    population distraction time with 90% confidence, and compare your answer
    to the results of the study.
    Solution:
    1.72 <<1.88
    6- Noise levels at various area urban hospitals were measured in decibels. The
    mean of the noise levels in 84 corridors was 61.2 decibels, and the standard
    deviation of the population was 7.9. Find the 95% confidence interval of the
    true mean.
    Solution:
    59.5 << 62.9

    c) 7)
    Part II assignments and problem set
    1)The growing seasons for a random sample of 35 U.S. cities were recorded,
    yielding a sample mean of 190.7 days and the population standard deviation
    of 54.2 days. Estimate the true mean population of the growing season with
    95% confidence

    2)A random sample of shoppers at a convenience store is selected to see how


    much they spent on that visit. The standard deviation of the population is
    $6.43. How large a sample must be selected if the researcher wants to be
    99% confident of finding whether the true mean differs from the sample
    mean by $1.50?

    3) The following data represents the age of students in kindergarten. Find the
    true mean of the age of all kindergarten students at 95% confidence interval
    2.4, 4.1, 3.3, 2.6, 5.6, 2.7, 1.9, 3.9, 1.11, 5.9, 3.9, 4.5, 5.4, 3.2, 4, 5.5, 2.7, 1.17

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