A sample of 225 elements from a population with a standard deviation of 75 is selected. The sample mean is 180.

The 95% con

105 to 225.
175 to 185.
171.78 to 188.22.
170.2 to 189.8.

n 225
sd 75
mean 180
SE 5

UPPER 189.8
LOWER 170.2

A standard normal distribution is a normal distribution with

a mean of 1 and a standard deviation of 1.

a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 0.
any mean and a standard deviation of 1.
a mean of 0 and standard deviation of 1.

ANS. a mean of 0 and SD of 1

In order to determine an interval for the mean of a population with unknown standard deviation, a sample of 61 items is sele

22
23
60
61

N 61
MEAN 23
ANS. Number of degrees of freedom = 1-n
ans. 60

It is known that the population variance (σ2) is 144. At 95% confidence, what sample size should be taken so that the margin o

22
23
24
25

varience 144 MARGIN OF ERROR PLUS MINUS 5 Z BETA/2 1.96

SD 12 22.127616
N 24
SE 5

A sample of 75 information systems managers had an average hourly income of $40.75 with a standard deviation of $7.00. Th

80.83
7
0.81
1.61

N 75
MEAN 40.75 WHAT IS MARGIN ERROR
SD 7
SE 0.80829 0

42.33425 3.16849827731266
39.16575
x is a normally distributed random variable with a mean of 8 and a standard deviation of 4. The probability that x is between 1

0.0222
0.419
0.5222
0.919

MEAN 8
SD 4
0.051551
0.970621
ANS. 0.91907

The extent of the sampling error might be affected by all of the following factors except​
the variability of the population.
the expected value of the sample statistic
the sample size.
the sampling method used.

ANS. THE SAMPLE SIZE

A random sample of 1000 people was taken. Four hundred fifty of the people in the sample favoured Candidate A. The 95% co

.419 to .481. A 0.45

.40 to .50. B 0.55
.45 to .55. SE 0.015732132722552
.424 to .476. UPPER 0.480834980136202
LOWER 0.419165019863798

ANS.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the standard normal probability distribution?

The mean, median, and the mode are not equal
The distribution is not symmetrical
The standard deviation must be 0
The standard deviation must be 1

ANS. SD=1

In order to estimate the average time spent per student on the computer terminals at a local university, data were collected fo

7.04 to 10.96 hours.

7.36 to 10.64 hours.
7.80 to 10.20 hours.
8.61 to 9.39 hours.

N 81
SD 1.8
MEAN 9
SE 0.2
UPPER 9.392
LOWER 8.608

A population has a mean of 84 and a standard deviation of 12. A sample of 36 observations will be taken. The probability that

0.0347
0.72
0.9511
8.36

MEAN 84
SD 12
N 36
0.992857 ANS. 0.951042051651133
0.041815

A random sample of 150 people was taken from a very large population. Ninety of the people in the sample were female. The
 0.0016
0.24
0.16
0.04

N 150
FEMALE 0.6
MALE 0.4

SE 0.04 ANS. 0.04

UPPER 0.7032
LOWER 0.4968

A population has a mean of 180 and a standard deviation of 24. A sample of 64 observations will be taken. The probability tha

0.1359
0.8185
0.3413
0.4772

MEAN 180
SD 24
N 64
0.97725
0.841345 0.135905121983278

A simple random sample of 100 observations was taken from a large population. The sample mean and the standard deviation
1.2
0.12
8
0.8

N 100
MEAN 80
SD 12
SE 1.2

As the number of degrees of freedom for a t distribution increases, the difference between the t distribution and the standard

becomes larger
becomes smaller
remains the same
fluctuates.

The standard deviation of Xbar is referred to as the​

standard mean of x.
standard error of the mean.
sample standard mean.
sample mean deviation

In a sample of 400 voters, 360 indicated they favour the incumbent governor. The 95% confidence interval of voters not favou
.871 to .929
.120 to .280 P 0.9
.765 to .835 Q 0.1
.071 to .129 SE 0.015
UPPER 0.1294
LOWER 0.0706

x is a normally distributed random variable with a mean of 12 and a standard deviation of 3. The probability that x equals 19.6

MEAN 12 Xbar=u+Z(aplha/2)*sd
SD 3
X BAR 19.62
Z= 2.54
sample mean is 180. The 95% confidence interval for μ is

tion, a sample of 61 items is selected. The mean of the sample is determined to be 23. The associated number of degrees of freedom for r

uld be taken so that the margin of error does not exceed 5?

a standard deviation of $7.00. The value of the margin of error at 95% confidence is

he probability that x is between 1.48 and 15.56 is

avoured Candidate A. The 95% confidence interval for the true proportion of people who favour Candidate A is
 university, data were collected for a sample of 81 business students over a one-week period. Assume the population standard deviation i

will be taken. The probability that the sample mean will be between 80.54 and 88.9 is

e in the sample were female. The standard error of the proportion is

will be taken. The probability that the sample mean will be between 183 and 186 is

mean and the standard deviation were determined to be 80 and 12 respectively. The standard error of the mean is

he t distribution and the standard normal distribution

dence interval of voters not favouring the incumbent is

The probability that x equals 19.62 is

er of degrees of freedom for reading the t value is
opulation standard deviation is 1.8 hours. If the sample mean is 9 hours, then the 95% confidence interval is