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Week 5 Assignment

Question 1
In a poll of 600 voters in a campaign to eliminate non-returnable beverage containers,
210 of the voters were opposed. Develop a 92% confidence interval estimate for the
proportion of all the voters who opposed the container control bill.

Confidence Interval Estimate for


the Proportion

Data
Sample Size 600
Number of Successes 210
Confidence Level 92%

Intermediate Calculations
Sample Proportion 0.35
-
1.750
Z Value 7
Standard Error of the 0.019
Proportion 5
0.034
Interval Half Width 1

Confidence Interval
0.31
Interval Lower Limit 59
0.38
Interval Upper Limit 41

Question 2
A random sample of 87 airline pilots had an average yearly income of $99,400 with a
standard deviation of $12,000.

1. If we want to determine a 95% confidence interval for the average yearly


income, what is the value of t?

Degree of freedom =87-1=86


The critical value of t=1.9879
2. Develop a 95% confidence interval for the average yearly income of all pilots.

Confidence Interval Estimate


for the Mean

Data
Sample Standard
Deviation 12000
Sample Mean 99400
Sample Size 87
Confidence Level 95%

Intermediate Calculations
Standard Error of the 1286.535
Mean 042
Degrees of Freedom 86
t Value 1.9879
2557.547
Interval Half Width 0

Confidence Interval
Interval Lower
Limit 96842.45
Interval Upper 101957.5
Limit 5

Question 3
In order to determine the average weight of carry-on luggage by passengers in
airplanes, a sample of 25 pieces of carry-on luggage was collected and weighed. The
average weight was 18 pounds. Assume that we know the standard deviation of the
population to be 7.5 pounds.

1. Determine a 97% confidence interval estimate for the mean weight of the carry-
on luggage.

Confidence Interval Estimate for


the Mean

Data
Population Standard
Deviation 7.5
Sample Mean 18
Sample Size 25
Confidence Level 97%

Intermediate Calculations
1.500
Standard Error of the Mean 0
-
2.170
Z Value 1
3.255
Interval Half Width 1

Confidence Interval
14.7
Interval Lower Limit 4
21.2
Interval Upper Limit 6

2. Determine a 95% confidence interval estimate for the mean weight of the carry-
on luggage.

Confidence Interval Estimate for


the Mean

Data
Population Standard
Deviation 7.5
Sample Mean 18
Sample Size 25
Confidence Level 95%

Intermediate Calculations
1.500
Standard Error of the Mean 0
-
1.960
Z Value 0
2.939
Interval Half Width 9

Confidence Interval
15.0
Interval Lower Limit 6
20.9
Interval Upper Limit 4
Question 4
A statistician employed by a consumer testing organization reports that at 95%
confidence he has determined that the true average content of the Uncola soft drinks is
between 11.7 to 12.3 ounces. He further reports that his sample revealed an average
content of 12 ounces, but he forgot to report the size of the sample he had selected.
Assuming the standard deviation of the population is 1.28, determine the size of the
sample.

2E=12.3-11.7=0.6
E=0.6/2=0.3
Sample Size
Determination

Data
Population Standard
Deviation 1.28
Sampling Error 0.3
Confidence Level 95%

Intemediate Calculations
Z Value -1.9600
Calculated Sample Size 69.9316

Result
Sample Size Needed 70.0000

Question 5

You will need to reference the data in the ROI Excel spreadheet. Download it here.

Using the ROI data set:

1. For each of the 2 majors consider the School Type column. Assuming the
requirements are met, construct a 90% confidence interval for the proportion of the
schools that are Private. Be sure to interpret your results.

Part a p-hat 0.8


n 20
Z(0.05) 1.645
Confidence
0.6529 0.9471
interval

Sample mean 7.82%


Sample Sd 1.10%
Sample Size 20
Part b
Z(0.025) 1.960
Confidence
7.3381% 8.3019%
interval

2. For each of the 2 majors construct a 95% confidence interval for the mean of the
column Annual % ROI. Be sure to interpret your results.

p-hat 0.55
n 20
Part a Z(0.05) 1.645
Confidence
0.3670 0.7330
interval

Sample mean 9.15%


Sample Sd 1.46%
Sample Size 20
Part b
Z(0.025) 1.960
Confidence
8.5051% 9.7849%
interval

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