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MATH221 Statistics for Decision Making
Week 5 Homework
Question 1 From a random sample of 58 businesses, it is found
that the mean time the owner spends on administrative issues each
week is 21.69 with a population standard deviation of 3.23. What is
the 95% confidence interval for the amount of time spent on
administrative issues?
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5VA. Calculating confidence intervals (Links to an external
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5DA. Concept and meaning of confidence intervals (Links to an
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(21.78, 22.60)
(19.24, 24.14)
(20.71, 22.67)
(20.86, 22.52)
Question 2 If a confidence interval is given from 43.83 up to
61.97 and the mean is known to be 52.90, what is the margin of
error?
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5DB. Finding margin of error from given confidence interval
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43.83
18.14
4.54
9.07
Question 3 If a car manufacturer wanted lug nuts that fit
nearly all the time, what characteristics would be better?
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5DC. Confidence intervals in manufacturing, high vs low level
of confidence, wide vs narrow (Links to an external site.) (DOCX)
narrow confidence interval at low confidence level
wide confidence interval with high confidence level
wide confidence interval with low confidence level
narrow confidence interval at high confidence level
Question 4 Which of the following are most likely to lead to
a narrow confidence interval?
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5DD. Changes in confidence interval based on changes in
standard deviation or sample size (Links to an external site.)
(DOCX)
large standard deviation
large mean
small sample size
small standard deviation
Question 5 If you were designing a study that would benefit
from very disperse data points, you would want the input variable
to have:
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5DC. Confidence intervals in manufacturing, high vs low level
of confidence, wide vs narrow (Links to an external site.) (DOCX)
5DD. Changes in confidence interval based on changes in
standard deviation or sample size (Links to an external site.)
(DOCX)
a small margin of error
a large standard deviation
a large sample size
a large mean
Question 6 The 95% confidence interval for these parts is
56.98 to 57.05 under normal operations. A systematic sample is
taken from the manufacturing line to determine if the production
process is still within acceptable levels. The mean of the sample
is 56.96. What should be done about the production line?
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5DE. Given a confidence interval and sample mean, what
decisions can be made (Links to an external site.)(DOCX)
Keep the line operating as it is close to the
confidence interval
Stop the line as it is close to the confidence
interval
Keep the line operating as it is outside the
confidence interval
Stop the line as it is outside the confidence interval
Question 7 In a sample of 41 temperature readings taken from
the freezer of a restaurant, the mean is 31.9 degrees and the
population standard deviation is 2.7 degrees. What would be the 80%
confidence interval for the temperatures in the freezer?
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5VA. Calculating confidence intervals (Links to an external
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(31.90, 32.44)
(31.27, 32.53)
(31.36, 31.90)
(31.36, 32.44)
Question 8 What is the 99% confidence interval for a sample
of 52 seat belts that have a mean length of 85.6 inches long and a
population standard deviation of 2.9 inches?
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5VA. Calculating confidence intervals (Links to an external
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(83.1, 88.1)
(84.6, 86.6)
(84.4, 86.8)
(84.7, 86.5)
Question 9 If two samples A and B had the same mean and
standard deviation, but sample A had a smaller sample size, which
sample would have the wider 95% confidence interval?
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5DD. Changes in confidence interval based on changes in
standard deviation or sample size (Links to an external site.)
(DOCX)
Sample B as it has the larger sample
Sample B as its sample is more disperse
Sample A as it has the smaller sample
Sample A as it comes first
Question 10 Why might a company use a lower confidence
interval, such as 80%, rather than a high confidence interval, such
as 99%?
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5DF. Why companies in different industries use different
levels of confidence (Links to an external site.) (DOCX)
They are in the medical field, so cannot be so precise
They make children’s toys where imprecision is
expected
They make computer parts where they are too small for
higher accuracy
They track the migration of fish where accuracy is not
as important
Question 11 Determine the minimum sample size required when
you want to be 95% confident that the sample mean is within two
units of the population mean. Assume a population standard
deviation of 4.3 in a normally distributed population.
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5VB. Calculating minimum sample size (Links to an external
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5DG. Why set a minimum sample size (DOCX)
18
16
22
20
Question 12 Determine the minimum sample size required when
you want to be 99% confident that the sample mean is within 0.50
units of the population mean. Assume a population standard
deviation of 1.4 in a normally distributed population.
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5VB. Calculating minimum sample size (Links to an external
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5DG. Why set a minimum sample size (DOCX)
52
30
31
53
Question 13 In a sample of 10 CEOs, they spent an average of
12.5 hours each week looking into new product opportunities with a
sample standard deviation of 4.9 hours. Find the 95% confidence
interval. Assume the times are normally distributed.
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5VA. Calculating confidence intervals (Links to an external
site.) (4:04)
5VC. Using z or t (Links to an external site.) (2:13)
(9.5, 15.5)
(9.4, 16.4)
(7.6, 17.4)
(9.0, 16.0)
Question 14 In a sample of 18 kids, their mean time on the
internet on the phone was 28.6 hours with a sample standard
deviation of 5.6 hours. Which distribution would be most
appropriate to use, when we assume these times are normally
distributed?
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5VC. Using z or t (Links to an external site.) (2:13)
z distribution as the population standard deviation is
known while the times are assumed to be normally distributed
t distribution as the population standard deviation is
unknown while the times are assumed to be normally distributed
t distribution as the sample standard deviation is
unknown
z distribution as the sample standard deviation always
represents the population
Question 15 Under a time crunch, you only have time to take a
sample of 10 water bottles and measure their contents. The sample
had a mean of 20.05 ounces with a sample standard deviation of 0.3
ounces. What would be the 90% confidence interval, when we assumed
these measurements are normally distributed?
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5VA. Calculating confidence intervals (Links to an external
site.) (4:04)
5VC. Using z or t (Links to an external site.) (2:13)
(19.92, 20.18)
(19.89, 20.21)
(19.88, 20.22)
(19.75, 20.35)
Question 16 Say that a supplier claims they are 99% confident
that their products will be in the interval of 50.02 to 50.38. You
take samples and find that the 99% confidence interval of what they
are sending is 50.03 to 50.37. What conclusion can be made?
Homework Help:
5VD. Comparing sample confidence intervals with given
intervals (Links to an external site.) (3:43)
5DC. Confidence intervals in manufacturing, high vs low level
of confidence, wide vs narrow (Links to an external site.) (DOCX)
The supplier products have a lower mean than claimed
The supplier products have a higher mean than claimed
The supplier is less accurate than they claimed
The supplier is more accurate than they claimed
Question 17 Market research indicates that a new product has
the potential to make the company an additional $1.6 million, with
a standard deviation of $2.0 million. If these estimates were based
on a sample of 8 customers from a normally distributed data set,
what would be the 95% confidence interval?
Homework Help:
5VA. Calculating confidence intervals (Links to an external
site.) (4:04)
5VC. Using z or t (Links to an external site.) (2:13)
(-0.40, 3.60)
(0.00, 3.27)
(-0.07, 3.27)
(0.21, 3.00)
Question 18 In a sample of 20 cups of coffee at the local
coffee shop, the temperatures were normally distributed with a mean
of 162.5 degrees with a sample standard deviation of 14.1 degrees.
What would be the 95% confidence interval for the temperature of
your cup of coffee?
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5VA. Calculating confidence intervals (Links to an external
site.) (4:04)
5VC. Using z or t (Links to an external site.) (2:13)
(156.32, 168.68)
(155.90, 169.10)
(148.40, 176.60)
(157.96, 167.04)
Question 19 In a situation where the sample size was 46 while
the population standard deviation was decreased, what would be the
impact on the confidence interval?
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5DD. Changes in confidence interval based on changes in
standard deviation or sample size (Links to an external site.)
(DOCX)
It would become narrower due to less dispersion in
values
It would remain the same as standard deviation does
not impact confidence intervals
It would become wider due to more dispersion in values
It would become narrower with fewer values
Question 20 You needed a supplier that could provide parts as
close to 76.8 inches in length as possible. You receive four
contracts, each with a promised level of accuracy in the parts
supplied. Which of these four would you be most likely to accept?
Homework Help:
5DC. Confidence intervals in manufacturing, high vs low level
of confidence, wide vs narrow (Links to an external site.) (DOCX)
5DF. Why companies in different industries use different
levels of confidence (Links to an external site.) (DOCX)
Mean of 76.8 with a 99% confidence interval of 76.6 to
77.0
Mean of 76.8 with a 95% confidence interval of 76.6 to
77.0
Mean of 76.8 with a 90% confidence interval of 76.6 to
77.0
Mean of 76.800 with a 99% confidence interval of 76.5
to 77.1
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