In: Statistics and Probability
Question 1
A local realtor wants to determine the average value for single-family houses in a community.A random sample of 50 houses is selected. The sample mean value is found to be $220,000 with a sample standard deviation of $40,000.
a) Assuming that the values of all single-family houses in the community is normally
distributed, compute a 90% confidence interval estimate for μ, where μ is the population mean value for all single-family houses in the community.
b) Test the hypothesis Ho:μ=240,000
versus
Ha: μ< 240,000 at 5% significance level.
What is the p-value for the test?
c) Test the hypothesis Ho: μ = 240,000 versus
Ha: μ≠240,000 at 5% significance level.
What is the p-value for the test?
Question 2
The daily returns for a stock over a period of 110 days are recorded, and the summary descriptive statistics are given as follows:
Descriptive Statistics: return
Variable N N* Mean SEMean StDev Minimum Q1 Median
return 110 0 0.000983 0.00296 0.03103 -0.19992 -0.01393 0.00322
Variable Q3 Maximum
return 0.01591 0.09771
a) Find a 95% confidence interval estimate for μ, where
μ is the population mean rate of return of the stock.
b) Test the hypothesis Ho: μ= 0
versus
Ha: μ > 0 at 5% significance level.
What is the p-value for the test
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