In: Statistics and Probability
A: Use the Student's t distribution to find tc for a 0.95 confidence level when the sample is 15. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
B: The method of tree ring dating gave the following years A.D. for an archaeological excavation site. Assume that the population of x values has an approximately normal distribution.
1320 | 1208 | 1229 | 1229 | 1268 | 1316 | 1275 | 1317 | 1275 |
(a) Use a calculator with mean and standard deviation keys to find the sample mean year x and sample standard deviation s. (Round your answers to the nearest whole number.)
x = | A.D. |
s = | yr |
(b) Find a 90% confidence interval for the mean of all tree ring
dates from this archaeological site. (Round your answers to the
nearest whole number.)
lower limit | A.D. |
upper limit |
A.D. |
C: The method of tree-ring dating gave the following years A.D. for an archaeological excavation site. Assume that the population of x values has an approximately normal distribution.
1,243 | 1,222 | 1,257 | 1,257 | 1,268 | 1,316 | 1,275 | 1,317 | 1,275 |
(a)
Use a calculator with mean and standard deviation keys to find the sample mean year x and sample standard deviation s. (Round your answers to the nearest whole number.)
x
= A.D. s= yr
(b)
When finding an 90% confidence interval, what is the critical value for confidence level? (Give your answer to three decimal places.)
tc =
What is the maximal margin of error when finding a 90% confidence interval for the mean of all tree-ring dates from this archaeological site? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
E =
Find a 90% confidence interval for the mean of all tree-ring dates from this archaeological site. (Round your answers to the nearest whole number.)
lower limit A.D. upper limit A.D.
x | (mean-xi)^2 | |
1320 | 2422.82716 | |
1208 | 3941.049383 | |
1229 | 1745.382716 | |
1229 | 1745.382716 | |
1268 | 7.716049383 | |
1316 | 2045.049383 | |
1275 | 17.82716049 | |
1317 | 2136.493827 | |
1275 | 17.82716049 | |
Total | 11437 | 14079.55556 |
mean | 1270.7778 | |
s | 41.9517 |
x | (mean-xi)^2 | |
1243 | 729 | |
1222 | 2304 | |
1257 | 169 | |
1257 | 169 | |
1268 | 4 | |
1316 | 2116 | |
1275 | 25 | |
1317 | 2209 | |
1275 | 25 | |
Total | 11430 | 7750 |
mean | 1270 | |
s | 31.12475 |