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Module 4 - Homework Assignment

The document discusses concepts from chapters 7 and 8 of a statistics textbook, including the central limit theorem, probabilities involving the standard normal distribution, hypothesis testing, and interpreting significance levels. Several homework problems are presented involving calculating probabilities, confidence intervals, and determining whether hypotheses are supported based on test statistics and critical values.

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Module 4 - Homework Assignment

The document discusses concepts from chapters 7 and 8 of a statistics textbook, including the central limit theorem, probabilities involving the standard normal distribution, hypothesis testing, and interpreting significance levels. Several homework problems are presented involving calculating probabilities, confidence intervals, and determining whether hypotheses are supported based on test statistics and critical values.

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Module 4: Homework Assignment

Name:

Date:
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Ch. 7:

#2

The central limit theorem conceptualizes the estimation of a normal distribution through the

mean of the distribution sample, as the sample size increases up to 30 or more, which adequately

holds and asserts the central limit theorem.

#6

a. Above 92?

Sample mean, µ = 88

Sample standard deviation, σ = 12

Sample size = 36

Using the given mean and standard deviation, the probability of a score more than 92 is;

P ( x> 92 )=P ( x−μ>92−88 )=P


( σx−μ
/ √ N 12/6 )
>
92−88

x−μ
Since the z-score, z=
σ

92−88
z= =2
2

Therefore, the probability is the area under 0.5 from the Standard Normal Table;

P ( z> 0.5 )=0.0228

b. Above 87?

Sample mean, µ = 88
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Sample standard deviation, σ = 12

Sample size = 36

Using the given mean and standard deviation, the probability of a score more than 87 is;

P ( x> 88 )=P ( x−μ>87−88 )=P


( σx−μ
/ √ N 12/6 )
>
87−88

x−μ
Since the z-score, z=
σ

87−88
z= =−0.5
2

Therefore, the probability is the area under 0.5 from the Standard Normal Table;

P ( z>−0.5 )=0.3085

c. Below 87?

Sample mean, µ = 88

Sample standard deviation, σ = 12

Sample size = 36

Using the given mean and standard deviation, the probability of a score less than 87 is;

P ( x< 88 )=P ( x−μ<87−88 )=P


( x −μ 87−88
<
σ / √ 36 12/6 )
x−μ
Since the z-score, z=
σ

87−88
z= =−0.5
2
4

Therefore, the probability is the area under 0.5 from the Standard Normal Table;

P ( z←0.5 )=0.6915

#8

a. Less than 61 at n = 53

Sample mean, µ = 62

Sample standard deviation, σ = 15

Sample size = 53

Using the given mean and standard deviation, the probability of a score less than 61 is;

P ( x< 61 )=P ( x−μ<61−62 )=P


( σx−μ
/ √ 53 2.0604 )
<
61−62

x−μ
Since the z-score, z=
σ

61−62
z= =−0.14
2.0604

Therefore, the probability is the area under -0.14 from the Standard Normal Table;

P ( z>−0.14 )=0.4443

b. Above 59 at n = 36

Sample mean, µ = 62

Sample standard deviation, σ = 15

Sample size = 36
5

Using the given mean and standard deviation, the probability of a score more than 59 is;

( )
x −μ 59−62
P ( x> 59 )=P ( x> 59−62 )=P <
σ 15
6

x−μ
Since the z-score, z=
σ

61−62
z= =0.4
2.5

Therefore, the probability is the area under -0.14 from the Standard Normal Table;

P ( z>−0.14 )=0.3446

#12

Sample mean, µ = 83

Sample standard deviation, σ = 13

Sample size = 36

Confidence Interval Level = 90%

σ 13
σ error= = =2.1667
√ N √36

Z-score for 90% C.I,

z=1.645

C . I =μ ± ( z∗σ ) =83 ± ( 1.645∗2.1667 )

¿ 83 ± 3.5642
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Range=Standard Error=3.5642

Ch. 8: Complete #2, #4, and #8

#2

Directional hypothesis measures the direction of variation of two variables. This effect of one

variable on the other variable can be in positive direction or in negative direction. Non-

directional hypothesis does not indicate the kind of effects but only shows the relation between

two variables.

#4

a) Non-directional Hypothesis Test

H 0 : No effect=x=μ

x=30

H 1 : Effect=x ≠ μ

x ≠ 30

b) Directional Hypothesis Test

H0 ; x ≥ μ

x ≥ 30

H 1 : Effect ; x> μ
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x <30

#8

Zcrit SSobt Significance Level, α

a. ±2.58 -2.47 0.01 (NS)

b. -1.65 -2.13 0.099 (NS)

c. +2.33 +2.40 0.02 (S)

d. +3.10 +3.00 0.001 (SS)

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