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 |
|---|
| 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.