In: Statistics and Probability
Grades on a standardized test are known to have a mean of 10901090 for students in the United States. The test is administered to 458458 randomly selected students in Florida; in this sample, the mean is 1104.171104.17 and the standard deviation (s) is 117.72117.72. Another 508508 students are selected at random from Florida. They are given a 3-hour preparation course before the test is administered. Their average test score is 1110.711110.71 with a standard deviation of 103.55103.55. The 95% confidence interval for the change in average test score associated with the prep course is (1101.711101.71, 1119.711119.71). (Round your responses to two decimal
for prep course data is
Level of Significance , α = 0.05
sample std dev , s = 103.55
Sample Size , n = 508
Sample Mean, x̅ = 1110.71
degree of freedom= DF=n-1=
507
't value=' tα/2= 1.9647 [Excel
formula =t.inv(α/2,df) ]
Standard Error , SE = s/√n =
4.5943
margin of error , E=t*SE =
9.0262
confidence interval is
Interval Lower Limit= x̅ - E =
1101.68
Interval Upper Limit= x̅ + E = 1119.74
The 95% confidence interval for the change in average test score
associated with the prep course is (1101.68,1119.74)