John Christopher S.

Hernandez 11146672
**Used Microsoft Equation 3.0 and PHSTAT

Chapter 8. Problem 17.
Given:
50
% 95 . .
10
34 . 6
=
=
=
=
n
I C
X
o

Solution:
1118 . 9 5682 . 3
)
50
10
)( 96 . 1 ( 34 . 6 )
50
10
)( 96 . 1 ( 34 . 6
2 2
s s =
+ s s =
+ s s

o
o o
n
Z X
n
Z X

PHSTAT:
Confidence Interval Estimate for the Mean

Data
Population Standard
Deviation 10
Sample Mean 6.34
Sample Size 50
Confidence Level 95%

Intermediate Calculations
Standard Error of the Mean 1.414213562
Z Value -1.95996398
Interval Half Width 2.771807649

Confidence Interval
Interval Lower Limit 3.568192351
Interval Upper Limit 9.111807649






John Christopher S. Hernandez 11146672
**Used Microsoft Equation 3.0 and PHSTAT

Chapter 8. Problem 21.
Given:
20
% 95 . .
39 . 65
130
=
=
=
=
n
I C
S
X

Solution:
S was not given. I got it by using the formula
) 1 (
) (
2

=
n
X X
s
i

Thus,
6 . 160 4 . 99
) 20 (
) 39 . 65 (
) 96 . 1 ( 130
) 20 (
) 39 . 65 (
) 96 . 1 ( 130
2 2
< < =
+ s s =
+ < <

o o
n
s
t X
n
s
t X

PHSTAT:
Confidence Interval Estimate for the
Mean

Data
Sample Standard
Deviation 65.39
Sample Mean 130
Sample Size 20
Confidence Level 95%

Intermediate Calculations
Standard Error of the Mean 14.6216485
Degrees of Freedom 19
t Value 2.09302405
Interval Half Width 30.60346197

Confidence Interval
Interval Lower Limit 99.40
Interval Upper Limit 160.60
John Christopher S. Hernandez 11146672
**Used Microsoft Equation 3.0 and PHSTAT

Chapter 8. Problem 29.
Given:
1 Error of Margin B
2 Error of Margin
% 95 . .
25 . 6
=
=
=
=
Case
CaseA
I C
SD

Solutions:
151
1
) 25 . 6 ( ) 96 . 1 (
) (
: B Case
38
2
) 25 . 6 ( ) 96 . 1 (
) (
: A Case
2
2 2
2
2 2
2
2
2 2
2
2 2
2
=
=
=
=
=
=
E
Z
n
E
Z
n
o
o
o
o

PHSTAT:
Case A: Case B:







Sample Size Determination


Data
Population Standard
Deviation 6.25
Sampling Error 1
Confidence Level 95%

Intemediate Calculations
Z Value -1.95996398
Calculated Sample Size 150.0569852

Result
Sample Size Needed 151
Sample Size Determination


Data
Population Standard
Deviation 6.25
Sampling Error 2
Confidence Level 95%

Intemediate Calculations
Z Value
-
1.95996398
Calculated Sample Size 37.5142463

Result
Sample Size Needed 38
John Christopher S. Hernandez 11146672
**Used Microsoft Equation 3.0 and PHSTAT


Chapter 8. Problem 37.
Given:
550 Successes of Number
% 95 . .
1100
=
=
=
I C
N

Solutions:
5295 . 0 4705 . 0
) 1 ( ) 1 (
2 2
< < =

+ < <

p
n
p p
Z p p
n
p p
Z p
o o

PHSTAT:
Confidence Interval Estimate for the
Proportion

Data
Sample Size 1100
Number of Successes 550
Confidence Level 95%

Intermediate Calculations
Sample Proportion 0.5
Z Value -1.95996398
Standard Error of the
Proportion 0.015075567
Interval Half Width 0.029547569

Confidence Interval
Interval Lower Limit 0.470452431
Interval Upper Limit 0.529547569






John Christopher S. Hernandez 11146672
**Used Microsoft Equation 3.0 and PHSTAT

Chapter 8. Problem 58.
Given:
) identified ions specificat no were there since assumed is (0.5
0.5 Population Sample Estimate B Case
0.7 Population Sample Estimate A Case
% 98 . .
03 .
=
=
=
=
I C
E

Solutions:

PHSTAT:
Sample Size
Determination


Data
Estimate of True
Proportion 0.7
Sampling Error 0.03
Confidence Level 98%

Intermediate Calculations
Z Value -2.32634787
Calculated Sample Size 1262.775367

Result
Sample Size Needed 1263









John Christopher S. Hernandez 11146672
**Used Microsoft Equation 3.0 and PHSTAT



Chapter 9. Problem 21.
1) Ho: 15 (Status Quo: A telephone survey can be completed 15 minutes or less.)
2) Ha: > 15 (Burden of Proof: The longer the mean survey time, the higher a premium rate is
charged.)
This is an Upper-Tailed Test
3) Alpha = 0.01
4)
n
x
z
o

0

=
5) Reject Ho if 645 . 1 > z
6)
0.5 0.5 - 1
0) P(Z - 1 0) P(z value - P
0
35 4
15 15
= =
< = > = =
=

= z

7) We should not reject Ho
8) There is enough evidence that a telephone survey can be completed by 15 minutes or less.
PHSTAT:
Z Test of Hypothesis for the Mean

Data
Null Hypothesis = 15
Level of Significance 0.01
Population Standard Deviation 4
Sample Size 35
Sample Mean 15

Intermediate Calculations
Standard Error of the Mean 0.676123404
Z Test Statistic 0

Upper-Tail Test
Upper Critical Value 2.326347874
p-Value 0.5
Do not reject the null
hypothesis


John Christopher S. Hernandez 11146672
**Used Microsoft Equation 3.0 and PHSTAT

Chapter 9. Problem 29.
1) Ho: = 5600 (Status Quo: The Mean prices of diamonds in the district of New York is equivalent
from each other)
2) Ha: 5600(Burden of Proof: the mean prices of diamonds in the district of New york differs
from each other)
This is a Two-tailed test
3) Alpha = 0.05
4)
n s
x
t
/
0

=
5) Reject Ho if Z 1.96
6)
0332 . 0
2591 . 2
25 / 114 . 520
5600 5835
=
=

=
value P
t
t

7) We have strong evidence to reject Ho.
8) There is strong evidence that the mean prices of diamonds in the district of new york differs
from each other.
PHSTAT:
t Test for Hypothesis of the Mean
Data
Null Hypothesis
= 5600
Level of Significance 0.05
Sample Size 25
Sample Mean 5835
Sample Standard
Deviation 520.114

Intermediate Calculations
Standard Error of the Mean 104.0228
Degrees of Freedom 24
t Test Statistic 2.259120116

Two-Tail Test
Lower Critical Value
-
2.063898562
Upper Critical Value 2.063898562
p-Value 0.033236034
Reject the null hypothesis


John Christopher S. Hernandez 11146672
**Used Microsoft Equation 3.0 and PHSTAT

Chapter 9. Problem 55.
1) Ho: p = 0.67 (Status Quo: 2/3 of Business travelers uses laptop computer on overnight business
trips)
2) Ha: p 0.67 (Burden of proof: More than or Less than 2/3 of the Business travelers did not used
their laptops on an overnight business trips)
This is a two-tailed test
3) Alpha = 0.05
4)
n
pq
p p
z
) (
=
5) Reject Ho if Z 1.96
6)
3247 . 0
) 8635 . 0 1 ( 2
) 98 . 0 1 ( 2
98 . 0
546
33 . 0 67 . 0
) 67 . 0 65 . 0 (
=
=
s =
=

=
Z P
x
z

7) There is sufficient evidence to Not Reject Ho.
8) There is sufficient evidence that 2/3 of business travelers uses their laptops on an overnight
business trips
PHSTAT:
Z Test of Hypothesis for the Proportion

Data
Null Hypothesis t = 0.67
Level of Significance 0.05
Number of Successes 355
Sample Size 546

Intermediate Calculations
Sample Proportion 0.65018315
Standard Error 0.020123247
Z Test Statistic
-
0.984773987

Two-Tail Test
Lower Critical Value
-
1.959963985
Upper Critical Value 1.959963985
p-Value 0.324735101
John Christopher S. Hernandez 11146672
**Used Microsoft Equation 3.0 and PHSTAT

Do not reject the null
hypothesis