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    MATH 104 MIDTERM MATH 104 MIDTERM 1. A 99% confidence interval estimate can be interpreted to mean that a. if all possible samples are taken and confidence interval estimates are developed, 99% of them would include the true population mean somewhere within their interval. b. we have 99% confidence that we have selected a sample whose interval does include the population mean. c. Both of the above. d. None of the above. 2. Which of the following is not true about the Student’s t distribution? a. It has more area in the tails and less in the center than does the normal distribution. b. It is used to construct confidence intervals for the population mean when the population standard deviation is known. c. It is bell shaped and symmetrical. d. As the number of degrees of freedom increases, the t distribution approaches the normal distribution. 3. A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that are females. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90% confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Based on the interval above, is the population proportion of females equal to 0.60? a. No, and we are 90% sure of it. b. No. The proportion is 54.17%. c. Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the population proportion based on the information above. d. Yes, and we are 90% sure of it. 4. A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that are female. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90% confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Using the information above, what size sample would be necessary if we wanted to estimate the true proportion to within 0.08 using 95% confidence? a. 105 b. 150 c. 420 d. 597 5. When determining the sample size necessary for estimating the true population mean, which factor is not considered when sampling with replacement? a. The population size. b. The population standard deviation. c. The level of confidence desired in the estimate. d. The allowable or tolerable sampling error. 6. An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular region. The population standard deviation is known to be $1,000. A random sample of 50 individuals resulted in an average income of $15,000. What is the upper end point in a 99% confidence interval for the average income? a. $15,052 b. $15,141 c. $15,330 d. $15,364 7. An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular region. The population standard deviation is known to be $1,000. A random sample of 50 individuals resulted in an average income of $15,000. What sample size would the economist need to use for a 95% confidence interval if the width of the interval should not be more than $100? a. n = 1537 b. n = 385 c. n = 40 d. n = 20 8. The head librarian at the Library of Congress has asked her assistant for an interval estimate of the mean number of books checked out each day. The assistant provides the following interval estimate: from 740 to 920 books per day. If the head librarian knows that the population standard deviation is 150 books checked out per day, and she asked her assistant to use 25 days of data to construct the interval estimate, what confidence level can she attach to the interval estimate? a. 99.7% b. 99.0% c. 98.0% d. 95.4% 9. Which of the following would be an appropriate null hypothesis? a. The population proportion is less than 0.65. b. The sample proportion is less than 0.65. c. The population proportion is no less than 0.65. d. The sample proportion is no less than 0.65. 10. If we are performing a two-tailed test of whether = 100, the probability of detecting a shift of the mean to 105 will be ________ the probability of detecting a shift of the mean to 110. a. less than b. greater than c. equal to d. not comparable to 11. Which of the following statements is not true about the level of significance in a hypothesis test? a. The larger

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    MATH 104 MIDTERM MATH 104 MIDTERM 1. A 99% confidence interval estimate can be interpreted to mean that a. if all possible samples are taken and confidence interval estimates are developed, 99% of them would include the true population mean somewhere within their interval. b. we have 99% confidence that we have selected a sample whose interval does include the population mean. c. Both of the above. d. None of the above. 2. Which of the following is not true about the Student’s t distribution? a. It has more area in the tails and less in the center than does the normal distribution. b. It is used to construct confidence intervals for the population mean when the population standard deviation is known. c. It is bell shaped and symmetrical. d. As the number of degrees of freedom increases, the t distribution approaches the normal distribution. 3. A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that are females. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90% confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Based on the interval above, is the population proportion of females equal to 0.60? a. No, and we are 90% sure of it. b. No. The proportion is 54.17%. c. Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the population proportion based on the information above. d. Yes, and we are 90% sure of it. 4. A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that are female. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90% confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Using the information above, what size sample would be necessary if we wanted to estimate the true proportion to within 0.08 using 95% confidence? a. 105 b. 150 c. 420 d. 597 5. When determining the sample size necessary for estimating the true population mean, which factor is not considered when sampling with replacement? a. The population size. b. The population standard deviation. c. The level of confidence desired in the estimate. d. The allowable or tolerable sampling error. 6. An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular region. The population standard deviation is known to be $1,000. A random sample of 50 individuals resulted in an average income of $15,000. What is the upper end point in a 99% confidence interval for the average income? a. $15,052 b. $15,141 c. $15,330 d. $15,364 7. An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular region. The population standard deviation is known to be $1,000. A random sample of 50 individuals resulted in an average income of $15,000. What sample size would the economist need to use for a 95% confidence interval if the width of the interval should not be more than $100? a. n = 1537 b. n = 385 c. n = 40 d. n = 20 8. The head librarian at the Library of Congress has asked her assistant for an interval estimate of the mean number of books checked out each day. The assistant provides the following interval estimate: from 740 to 920 books per day. If the head librarian knows that the population standard deviation is 150 books checked out per day, and she asked her assistant to use 25 days of data to construct the interval estimate, what confidence level can she attach to the interval estimate? a. 99.7% b. 99.0% c. 98.0% d. 95.4% 9. Which of the following would be an appropriate null hypothesis? a. The population proportion is less than 0.65. b. The sample proportion is less than 0.65. c. The population proportion is no less than 0.65. d. The sample proportion is no less than 0.65. 10. If we are performing a two-tailed test of whether = 100, the probability of detecting a shift of the mean to 105 will be ________ the probability of detecting a shift of the mean to 110. a. less than b. greater than c. equal to d. not comparable to 11. Which of the following statements is not true about the level of significance in a hypothesis test? a. The larger

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    MATH 104 MIDTERM MATH 104 MIDTERM 1. A 99% confidence interval estimate can be interpreted to mean that a. if all possible samples are taken and confidence interval estimates are developed, 99% of them would include the true population mean somewhere within their interval. b. we have 99% confidence that we have selected a sample whose interval does include the population mean. c. Both of the above. d. None of the above. 2. Which of the following is not true about the Student’s t distribution? a. It has more area in the tails and less in the center than does the normal distribution. b. It is used to construct confidence intervals for the population mean when the population standard deviation is known. c. It is bell shaped and symmetrical. d. As the number of degrees of freedom increases, the t distribution approaches the normal distribution. 3. A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that are females. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90% confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Based on the interval above, is the population proportion of females equal to 0.60? a. No, and we are 90% sure of it. b. No. The proportion is 54.17%. c. Maybe. 0.60 is a believable value of the population proportion based on the information above. d. Yes, and we are 90% sure of it. 4. A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that are female. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following 90% confidence interval: (0.438, 0.642). Using the information above, what size sample would be necessary if we wanted to estimate the true proportion to within 0.08 using 95% confidence? a. 105 b. 150 c. 420 d. 597 5. When determining the sample size necessary for estimating the true population mean, which factor is not considered when sampling with replacement? a. The population size. b. The population standard deviation. c. The level of confidence desired in the estimate. d. The allowable or tolerable sampling error. 6. An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular region. The population standard deviation is known to be $1,000. A random sample of 50 individuals resulted in an average income of $15,000. What is the upper end point in a 99% confidence interval for the average income? a. $15,052 b. $15,141 c. $15,330 d. $15,364 7. An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular region. The population standard deviation is known to be $1,000. A random sample of 50 individuals resulted in an average income of $15,000. What sample size would the economist need to use for a 95% confidence interval if the width of the interval should not be more than $100? a. n = 1537 b. n = 385 c. n = 40 d. n = 20 8. The head librarian at the Library of Congress has asked her assistant for an interval estimate of the mean number of books checked out each day. The assistant provides the following interval estimate: from 740 to 920 books per day. If the head librarian knows that the population standard deviation is 150 books checked out per day, and she asked her assistant to use 25 days of data to construct the interval estimate, what confidence level can she attach to the interval estimate? a. 99.7% b. 99.0% c. 98.0% d. 95.4% 9. Which of the following would be an appropriate null hypothesis? a. The population proportion is less than 0.65. b. The sample proportion is less than 0.65. c. The population proportion is no less than 0.65. d. The sample proportion is no less than 0.65. 10. If we are performing a two-tailed test of whether = 100, the probability of detecting a shift of the mean to 105 will be ________ the probability of detecting a shift of the mean to 110. a. less than b. greater than c. equal to d. not comparable to 11. Which of the following statements is not true about the level of significance in a hypothesis test? a. The larger

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    1.A99%confidenceintervalestimatecanbeinterpretedtomeanthat
    a.ifallpossiblesamplesaretakenandconfidenceintervalestimatesaredeveloped,99%ofthem
    wouldincludethetruepopulationmeansomewherewithintheirinterval.
    b.wehave99%confidencethatwehaveselectedasamplewhoseintervaldoesincludethe
    populationmean.
    c.Bothoftheabove.
    d.Noneoftheabove.
    2.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueabouttheStudentstdistribution?
    a.Ithasmoreareainthetailsandlessinthecenterthandoesthenormaldistribution.
    b.Itisusedtoconstructconfidenceintervalsforthepopulationmeanwhenthepopulationstandard
    deviationisknown.
    c.Itisbellshapedandsymmetrical.
    d.Asthenumberofdegreesoffreedomincreases,thetdistributionapproachesthenormal
    distribution.
    3.Aconfidenceintervalwasusedtoestimatetheproportionofstatisticsstudentsthatarefemales.
    Arandomsampleof72statisticsstudentsgeneratedthefollowing90%confidenceinterval:(0.438,
    0.642).Basedontheintervalabove,isthepopulationproportionoffemalesequalto0.60?
    a.No,andweare90%sureofit.
    b.No.Theproportionis54.17%.
    c.Maybe.0.60isabelievablevalueofthepopulationproportionbasedontheinformationabove.
    d.Yes,andweare90%sureofit.
    4.Aconfidenceintervalwasusedtoestimatetheproportionofstatisticsstudentsthatarefemale.
    Arandomsampleof72statisticsstudentsgeneratedthefollowing90%confidenceinterval:(0.438,
    0.642).Usingtheinformationabove,whatsizesamplewouldbenecessaryifwewantedtoestimate
    thetrueproportiontowithin0.08using95%confidence?
    a.105
    b.150
    c.420
    d.597
    5.Whendeterminingthesamplesizenecessaryforestimatingthetruepopulationmean,which
    factorisnotconsideredwhensamplingwithreplacement?
    a.Thepopulationsize.
    b.Thepopulationstandarddeviation.
    c.Thelevelofconfidencedesiredintheestimate.
    d.Theallowableortolerablesamplingerror.
    6.Aneconomistisinterestedinstudyingtheincomesofconsumersinaparticularregion.The
    populationstandarddeviationisknowntobe$1,000.Arandomsampleof50individualsresultedin
    anaverageincomeof$15,000.Whatistheupperendpointina99%confidenceintervalforthe
    averageincome?
    a.$15,052
    b.$15,141
    c.$15,330
    d.$15,364
    7.Aneconomistisinterestedinstudyingtheincomesofconsumersinaparticularregion.The
    populationstandarddeviationisknowntobe$1,000.Arandomsampleof50individualsresultedin
    anaverageincomeof$15,000.Whatsamplesizewouldtheeconomistneedtousefora95%
    confidenceintervalifthewidthoftheintervalshouldnotbemorethan
    $100?
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    a.n=1537
    b.n=385
    c.n=40
    d.n=20
    8.TheheadlibrarianattheLibraryofCongresshasaskedherassistantforanintervalestimateof
    themeannumberofbookscheckedouteachday.Theassistantprovidesthefollowinginterval
    estimate:from740to920booksperday.Iftheheadlibrarianknowsthatthepopulationstandard
    deviationis150bookscheckedoutperday,andsheaskedherassistanttouse25daysofdatato
    constructtheintervalestimate,whatconfidencelevelcansheattachtotheintervalestimate?
    a.99.7%
    b.99.0%
    c.98.0%
    d.95.4%
    9.Whichofthefollowingwouldbeanappropriatenullhypothesis?
    a.Thepopulationproportionislessthan0.65.
    b.Thesampleproportionislessthan0.65.
    c.Thepopulationproportionisnolessthan0.65.
    d.Thesampleproportionisnolessthan0.65.
    10.Ifweareperformingatwotailedtestofwhether=100,theprobabilityofdetectingashiftofthe
    meanto105willbe________theprobabilityofdetectingashiftofthemeanto110.
    a.lessthan
    b.greaterthan
    c.equalto
    d.notcomparableto
    11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaboutthelevelofsignificanceinahypothesis
    test?
    a.Thelargerthelevelofsignificance,themorelikelyyouaretorejectthenullhypothesis.
    b.ThelevelofsignificanceisthemaximumriskwearewillingtoacceptinmakingaTypeIerror.
    c.Thesignificancelevelisalsocalledthelevel.
    d.ThesignificancelevelisanothernameforTypeIIerror.
    12.A_________________isanumericalquantitycomputedfromthedataofasampleandisused
    inreachingadecisiononwhetherornottorejectthenullhypothesis.
    a.significancelevel
    b.criticalvalue
    c.teststatistic
    d.parameter
    TABLE72
    Astudentclaimsthathecancorrectlyidentifywhetherapersonisabusinessmajororan
    agriculturemajorbythewaythepersondresses.Supposeinactualitythathecancorrectlyidentify
    abusinessmajor87%of
    thetime,while16%ofthetimehemistakenlyidentifiesanagriculturemajorasabusinessmajor.
    Presentedwithonepersonandaskedtoidentifythemajorofthisperson(whoiseitherabusiness
    oragriculturemajor),he
    considersthistobeahypothesistestwiththenullhypothesisbeingthatthepersonisabusiness
    majorandthealternativethatthepersonisanagriculturemajor.
    13.ReferringtoTable72,whatwouldbeaTypeIerror?
    a.Sayingthatthepersonisabusinessmajorwheninfactthepersonisabusinessmajor.
    b.Sayingthatthepersonisabusinessmajorwheninfactthepersonisanagriculturemajor.
    c.Sayingthatthepersonisanagriculturemajorwheninfactthepersonisabusinessmajor.
    d.Sayingthatthepersonisanagriculturemajorwheninfactthepersonisanagriculturemajor.
    TABLE76
    Thequalitycontrolengineerforafurnituremanufacturerisinterestedinthemeanamountofforce
    necessarytoproducecracksinstressedoakfurniture.Themeanforunstressedfurnitureis650psi.
    Sheperformsatwotailedtestofthenullhypothesisthatthemeanforthestressedoakfurnitureis
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    650.ThecalculatedvalueoftheZteststatisticisapositivenumberthatleadstoapvalueof0.080
    forthetest.
    14.ReferringtoTable76,supposetheengineerhaddecidedthatthealternativehypothesistotest
    wasthatthemeanwaslessthan650.Whatwouldbethepvalueofthisonetailedtest?
    a.0.040
    b.0.160
    c.0.840
    d.0.960
    15.Thettestforthemeandifferencebetween2relatedpopulationsassumesthattherespective
    a.samplesizesareequal.
    b.samplevariancesareequal.
    c.populationsareapproximatelynormalorsamplesizesarelargeenough.
    d.Alloftheabove.
    16.Intestingfordifferencesbetweenthemeansof2relatedpopulations
    thenullhypothesisis:
    a.H0:D=2.
    b.H0:D=0.
    c.H0:D<0.
    d.H0:D>0.
    17.TousetheWilcoxonRankSumTestasatestforlocation,wemustassumethat
    a.theobtaineddataareeitherranksornumericalmeasurementsbothwithinandbetweenthe2
    samples.
    b.bothsamplesarerandomlyandindependentlydrawnfromtheirrespectivepopulations.
    c.bothunderlyingpopulationsfromwhichthesamplesweredrawnareequivalentinshapeand
    dispersion.
    d.Alltheabove.
    TABLE84
    Arealestatecompanyisinterestedintestingwhether,onaverage,familiesinGothamhavebeen
    livingintheircurrenthomesforlesstimethanfamiliesinMetropolishave.Arandomsampleof100
    familiesfromGothamand
    arandomsampleof150familiesinMetropolisyieldthefollowingdataonlengthofresidencein
    currenthomes.
    Gotham:G=35months,sG2=900Metropolis:M=50months,sM2=1050
    18.ReferringtoTable84,whatis(are)thecriticalvalue(s)oftherelevanthypothesistestifthelevel
    ofsignificanceis0.01?
    a.tZ=1.96
    b.tZ=1.96
    c.tZ=2.080
    d.tZ=2.33
    19.ReferringtoTable84,whatisthestandardizedvalueoftheestimateofthemeanofthe
    samplingdistributionofthedifferencebetweensamplemeans?
    a.8.75
    b.3.75
    c.2.33
    d.1.96
    TABLE85
    Totesttheeffectsofabusinessschoolpreparationcourse,eight(8)studentstookageneral
    businesstestbeforeandafterthecourse.Theresultsaregivenbelow.
    ExamScoreExamScore
    StudentBeforeCourse(1)AfterCourse(2)
    1530670
    2690770
    39101000
    4700710
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    5450550
    6820870
    7820770
    8630610
    20.ReferringtoTable85,atthe0.05levelofsignificance,thedecisionforthishypothesistest
    wouldbe:
    a.rejectthenullhypothesis.
    b.donotrejectthenullhypothesis.
    c.rejectthealternativehypothesis.
    d.Itcannotbedeterminedfromtheinformationgiven.
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