In: Statistics and Probability
Question 1
In a survey, 31 people were asked how much they spent on their
child's last birthday gift. The results were roughly bell-shaped
with a mean of $47 and standard deviation of $4. Construct a
confidence interval at a 98% confidence level.
Give your answers as ¯x±ME to one decimal place.
_____ ± ____
Question 2
The table below contains the birth weights in grams of 26 African American babies born at BayState Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1986. Compute a 95% confidence interval for birth weight.
Directions: Click on the Data button below to display the data. Copy the data into a statistical software package and click the Data button a second time to hide it.
Weight |
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2518 |
2758 |
2921 |
2927 |
2916 |
2933 |
2959 |
3045 |
3082 |
3286 |
3387 |
3419 |
3419 |
3777 |
3891 |
1102 |
1681 |
1929 |
2158 |
2191 |
2324 |
2358 |
2409 |
2391 |
2414 |
2478 |
Question 3
You want to obtain a sample to estimate a population mean. Based on previous evidence, you believe the population standard deviation is approximately σ=44.2. You would like to be 95% confident that your esimate is within 10.5 of the true population mean. How large of a sample size is required?
n= ______
Do not round mid-calculation. However, use a critical z value accurate to two (2) decimal places.