STAT 200 Quiz 3
STAT 200 Quiz 3
STAT 200 Quiz 3
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Questions 1 - 30 are 2 points each, 31-33 are 5 points each. Show work for partial credit on all problems.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Assume that a sample is used to estimate a population proportion p. Find the margin of error E that corresponds to the
given statistics and confidence level. Round the margin of error to four decimal places.
4) 95% confidence; the sample size is 9900, of which 30% are successes 4)
A) 0.0104 B) 0.0119 C) 0.00677 D) 0.00903
Use the given degree of confidence and sample data to construct a confidence interval for the population proportion p.
5) n = 130, x = 69; 90% confidence 5)
A) 0.463 < p < 0.599 B) 0.458 < p < 0.604
C) 0.461 < p < 0.601 D) 0.459 < p < 0.603
Solve the problem. Round the point estimate to the nearest thousandth.
6) Find the point estimate of the proportion of people who wear hearing aids if, in a random sample 6)
of 898 people, 46 people had hearing aids.
A) 0.051 B) 0.050 C) 0.949 D) 0.049
Use the given degree of confidence and sample data to construct a confidence interval for the population proportion p.
7) Of 92 adults selected randomly from one town, 61 have health insurance. Find a 90% confidence 7)
interval for the true proportion of all adults in the town who have health insurance.
A) 0.582 < p < 0.744 B) 0.536 < p < 0.790
C) 0.566 < p < 0.760 D) 0.548 < p < 0.778
Do one of the following, as appropriate: (a) Find the critical value z α/2 , (b) find the critical value tα/2 , (c) state that
neither the normal nor the t distribution applies.
8) 98%; n = 7; σ = 27; population appears to be normally distributed. 8)
A) tα/2 = 2.575 B) z α/2 = 2.33 C) tα/2 = 1.96 D) z α/2 = 2.05
Use the confidence level and sample data to find a confidence interval for estimating the population μ. Round your
answer to the same number of decimal places as the sample mean.
11) Test scores: n = 104, x = 95.3, σ = 6.5; 99% confidence 11)
A) 94.1 < μ < 96.5 B) 94.2 < μ < 96.4 C) 93.8 < μ < 96.8 D) 93.7 < μ < 96.9
percent.
A) 12.833 B) 11.07 C) 0.831 D) 1.145
Use the given degree of confidence and sample data to find a confidence interval for the population standard deviation
σ. Assume that the population has a normal distribution. Round the confidence interval limits to the same number of
decimal places as the sample standard deviation.
13) Weights of men: 90% confidence; n = 14, x = 161.5 lb, s = 13.7 lb 13)
A) 10.8 lb < σ < 17.7 lb B) 11.1 lb < σ < 2.7 lb
C) 10.4 lb < σ < 20.3 lb D) 10.2 lb < σ < 19.3 lb
Use the given degree of confidence and sample data to find a confidence interval for the population standard deviation
σ. Assume that the population has a normal distribution. Round the confidence interval limits to one more decimal
place than is used for the original set of data.
14) The football coach randomly selected ten players and timed how long each player took to perform 14)
a certain drill. The times (in minutes) were:
9 7 15 6 15
12 8 6 14 5
Find a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation σ.
A) 2.7 min < σ < 6.6 min B) 2.7 min < σ < 7.2 min
C) 2.6 min < σ < 6.6 min D) 0.8 min < σ < 2.4 min
Express the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis in symbolic form. Use the correct symbol (μ, p, σ) for the
indicated parameter.
15) An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than 16 in ten 15)
thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation. Use the parameter p,
the true proportion of fireflies unable to produce light.
A) H0 : p < 0.0016 B) H 0: p = 0.0016 C) H0 : p = 0.0016 D) H 0: p > 0.0016
H1 : p ≥ 0.0016 H 1: p < 0.0016 H1 : p > 0.0016 H 1: p ≤ 0.0016
16) Carter Motor Company claims that its new sedan, the Libra, will average better than 23 miles per 16)
gallon in the city. Use μ, the true average mileage of the Libra.
A) H0 : μ < 23 B) H 0: μ = 23 C) H0 : μ = 23 D) H 0: μ > 23
H1 : μ ≥ 23 H 1: μ < 23 H1 : μ > 23 H 1: μ ≤ 23
Assume that the data has a normal distribution and the number of observations is greater than fifty. Find the critical z
value used to test a null hypothesis.
18) α = 0.05 for a left-tailed test. 18)
A) -1.645 B) ±1.96 C) -1.96 D) ±1.645
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p-p
Find the value of the test statistic z using z = .
pq
n
19) A claim is made that the proportion of children who play sports is less than 0.5, and the sample 19)
statistics include n = 1320 subjects with 30% saying that they play a sport.
A) 14.53 B) -29.66 C) 29.66 D) -14.53
Use the given information to find the P-value. Also, use a 0.05 significance level and state the conclusion about the null
hypothesis (reject the null hypothesis or fail to reject the null hypothesis).
20) The test statistic in a left-tailed test is z = -1.83. 20)
A) 0.0672; fail to reject the null hypothesis B) 0.0672; reject the null hypothesis
C) 0.0336; reject the null hypothesis D) 0.9664; fail to reject the null hypothesis
Formulate the indicated conclusion in nontechnical terms. Be sure to address the original claim.
24) An entomologist writes an article in a scientific journal which claims that fewer than 3 in ten 24)
thousand male fireflies are unable to produce light due to a genetic mutation. Assuming that a
hypothesis test of the claim has been conducted and that the conclusion is to reject the null
hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms.
A) There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is less than 3 in
ten thousand.
B) There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is greater than 3
in ten thousand.
C) There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is less than 3 in ten
thousand.
D) There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that the true proportion is greater than 3 in
ten thousand.
Assume that a hypothesis test of the given claim will be conducted. Identify the type I or type II error for the test.
26) A medical researcher claims that 10% of children suffer from a certain disorder. Identify the type I 26)
error for the test.
A) Reject the claim that the percentage of children who suffer from the disorder is different
from 10% when that percentage really is different from 10%.
B) Fail to reject the claim that the percentage of children who suffer from the disorder is equal to
10% when that percentage is actually different from 10%.
C) Fail to reject the claim that the percentage of children who suffer from the disorder is equal to
10% when that percentage is actually 10%.
D) Reject the claim that the percentage of children who suffer from the disorder is equal to 10%
when that percentage is actually 10%.
27) The principal of a school claims that the percentage of students at his school that come from 27)
single-parent homes is 11%. Identify the type II error for the test.
A) Fail to reject the claim that the percentage of students that come from single-parent homes is
equal to 11% when that percentage is actually different from 11%.
B) Reject the claim that the percentage of students that come from single-parent homes is equal
to 11% when that percentage is actually 11%.
C) Fail to reject the claim that the percentage of students that come from single-parent homes is
equal to 11% when that percentage is actually 11%.
D) Reject the claim that the percentage of students that come from single-parent homes is equal
to 11% when that percentage is actually less than 11%.
29) A medical school claims that more than 28% of its students plan to go into general practice. It is 29)
found that among a random sample of 130 of the school's students, 32% of them plan to go into
general practice. Find the P-value for a test of the school's claim.
A) 0.3461 B) 0.3078 C) 0.1539 D) 0.1635
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Identify the null hypothesis, alternative hypothesis, test statistic, P-value, conclusion about the null hypothesis, and
final conclusion that addresses the original claim.
31) A manufacturer considers his production process to be out of control when defects exceed 31)
3%. In a random sample of 85 items, the defect rate is 5.9% but the manager claims that
this is only a sample fluctuation and production is not really out of control. At the 0.01
level of significance, test the manager's claim.
Assume that a simple random sample has been selected from a normally distributed population and test the given
claim. Use either the traditional method or P-value method as indicated. Identify the null and alternative hypotheses,
test statistic, critical value(s) or P-value (or range of P-values) as appropriate, and state the final conclusion that
addresses the original claim.
32) A large software company gives job applicants a test of programming ability and the 32)
mean for that test has been 160 in the past. Twenty-five job applicants are randomly
selected from one large university and they produce a mean score and standard deviation
of 183 and 12, respectively. Use a 0.05 level of significance to test the claim that this sample
comes from a population with a mean score greater than 160. Use the P-value method of
testing hypotheses.
Use the traditional method to test the given hypothesis. Assume that the population is normally distributed and that
the sample has been randomly selected.
33) For randomly selected adults, IQ scores are normally distributed with a standard 33)
deviation of 15. The scores of 14 randomly selected college students are listed below. Use a
0.10 significance level to test the claim that the standard deviation of IQ scores of college
students is less than 15. Round the sample standard deviation to three decimal places.
115 128 107 109 116 124 135
127 115 104 118 126 129 133