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Elementary Statistics Eleventh Edition

and the Triola Statistics Series

by Mario F. Triola

Chapter 7: Estimates and Sample Sizes

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Find the critical value for zα/2 that corresponds to a degree of confidence of 98%.

A. 2.575

B. 2.33

C. 1.75

D. 2.05

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Find the critical value for zα/2 that corresponds to a degree of confidence of 98%.

A. 2.575

B. 2.33

C. 1.75

D. 2.05

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Find the margin of error for the 95% confidence interval used to estimate the population proportion with n = 163 and x = 96.

A. 0.0680

B. 0.0755

C. 0.132

D. 0.00291

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Find the margin of error for the 95% confidence interval used to estimate the population proportion with n = 163 and x = 96.

A. 0.0680

B. 0.0755

C. 0.132

D. 0.00291

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459 randomly selected light bulbs were tested in a laboratory, 291 lasted more than 500 hours. Find a point estimate of the true proportion of all light bulbs that last more than 500 hours.

A. 0.632

B. 0.366

C. 0.388

D. 0.634

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459 randomly selected light bulbs were tested in a laboratory, 291 lasted more than 500 hours. Find a point estimate of the true proportion of all light bulbs that last more than 500 hours.

A. 0.632

B. 0.366

C. 0.388

D. 0.634

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Use the confidence level and sample data to find the margin of error E.

College students’ annual earnings:

99% confidence, n = 74 x = $3967, σ = $874

A. $262

B. $9

C. $237

D. $1187

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Use the confidence level and sample data to find the margin of error E.

College students’ annual earnings:

99% confidence, n = 74 x = $3967, σ = $874

A. $262

B. $9

C. $237

D. $1187

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You want to be 95% confident that the sample variance is within 40% of the population variance. Find the appropriate sample size.

A. 224

B. 11

C. 14

D. 56

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You want to be 95% confident that the sample variance is within 40% of the population variance. Find the appropriate sample size.

A. 224

B. 11

C. 14

D. 56

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To find the standard deviation of the diameter of wooden dowels, the manufacturer measures 19 randomly selected dowels and finds the standard deviation of the sample to be s = 0.16. Find the 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation σ.

A. 0.13 < σ < 0.22

B. 0.12 < σ < 0.24

C. 0.11 < σ < 0.25

D. 0.15 < σ < 0.21

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To find the standard deviation of the diameter of wooden dowels, the manufacturer measures 19 randomly selected dowels and finds the standard deviation of the sample to be s = 0.16. Find the 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation σ.

A. 0.13 < σ < 0.22

B. 0.12 < σ < 0.24

C. 0.11 < σ < 0.25

D. 0.15 < σ < 0.21