Confidence Interval Estimation for Population Mean

1. A random sample of 50 CMU female students showed a mean height of 152.5 cm. The population is known to
have a standard deviation of 5 cm. Find a 99% confidence interval for the true average height of CMU female
students.
2. A frozen food company wishes to know the mean length of corn received in a large shipment. A random sample
of 20 corns were collected and measured and found to have a mean length of 8.8 inches. It has been known that
the standard deviation of all corn shipments is 1.9 inches. Find a 95% confidence interval for the mean length of
corn in the large shipment.
3. The average CMUCAT score of a random sample of 35 freshmen is 89.66 with a standard deviation of 18.28.
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the true mean CMUCAT score of CMU freshmen.
4. When 40 randomly selected customers purchased gas at one location, their mean amount was 8 liters while the
standard deviation was 2.5 liters. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the mean amount purchased by all
customers.
5. A poll of 100 randomly selected car owners revealed that the mean length of time that they plan to keep their
cars is 7.01 years and the standard deviation is 3.75 years. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the mean
length of time all car owners want to keep their cars, include the interpretation.
6. In a reading achievement test, a random sample of 150 third graders from Valencia district had a mean score of
83.4 with a standard deviation of 14.8. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the mean score which all the
third graders in this school district would get if they took the test.
7. The contents of 7 similar containers of sulfuric acid are 9.8, 10.2, 10.4, 9.8, 10.0, 10.2, and 9.6 liters. Find a 95%
confidence interval for the mean content of all such containers, assuming an approximate normal distribution for
container contents.
8. Seven containers of a commercial solvent randomly selected from a large production lot weigh 23.5, 23.3, 24.0,
23.0, 24.8, 25.5 and 24.7 lb.
a. Find the point estimates for the mean and variance of the weights of all the containers.
b. Construct a 90% confidence interval for the mean weight of all the containers of the solvent from which the
sample came.
9. The mean and standard deviation for the quality grade-point averages of 36 college seniors are calculated to be
2.6 and 0.3, respectively. Find the 95% and 99% confidence intervals for the mean of the entire senior class.

Confidence Interval of the Population Mean Difference

A standardizes chemistry test was given to 50 girls and 75 boys. The girls made an average grade of 76 with a
standard deviation of 66, while the boys made an average grade of 82 with a standard deviation of 8. Find a 96%
confidence interval for the difference μ1−μ2 , where μ1 is the mean score of all boys and μ2 is the mean score of
all girls who might take this test.
10. A course in mathematics is taught to 12 students by the conventional classroom procedure. A second group of 10
students was given the same course by means of programed materials. At the end of the semester the same
examination was given to each group. The 12 students meeting in the classroom made an average grade of 85
with a standard deviation of 4, while the 10 students using programed materials made an average of 81 with a
standard deviation of 5. Find a 90% confidence interval for the difference between the population means,
assuming the populations are approximately normally distributed with equal variances.
11. Records for the past 15 years have shown the average rainfall in a certain region of the country for the month of
May to be 4.93 centimeters, with a standard deviation of 1.14 centimeters. A second region of the country has
had an average rainfall in May of 2.64 centimeters with a standard deviation of 0.66 centimeter during the past
10 years. Find a 95% confidence interval for the difference of the true average rainfalls in these two regions,
assuming that the observations come from normal populations with different variances.
12. A sample of 150 brand AA batteries showed a mean lifetime of 1,400 hours and a standard deviation of 144
hours. A sample of 200 brand BB batteries showed a mean life time of 1,200 hours and a standard deviation of
81 hours. Find the 99% confidence limits for the difference of the mean lifetimes of the population of Brand AA
and BB.
13. An investigation of two kinds of photocopying equipment showed that 60 failures of the first kind of equipment
took on the average 84.5 minutes to repair with a standard deviation of 19.55 minutes, while 60 failures of the
second kind of equipment took on the average 92.65 minutes to repair with a standard deviation of 18.8
minutes. Find a 99% confidence interval for the true difference between means.
14. A study was made to determine if the subject matter in Physics course is better understood when a lab
constitutes part of the course. Students were allowed to choose between a 3-semester-hour course without
laboratories and a 4-semester-hour course with laboratories. In the section with laboratories, 11 students made
an average grade of 85 with a standard deviation of 4.7, and in the section without laboratories, 17 students
made an average grade of 79 with a standard deviation of 6.1. Find a 95% confidence interval for the parameter
of interest. Assume the populations to be approximately normally distributed with equal variance.
 Confidence Interval of the Population Proportion
15. A random sample of 400 voters showed 32 voted for Drilon in next presidential election. Set up a 95% confidence
interval estimate for P .
16. A random sample of 50 registered voters was selected in a barangay to determine the proportion who intended
to vote in the upcoming barangay elections. Thirty-five of those sample said that they intend to vote. Establish a
95% confidence interval on the proportion of registered voters who intend to vote in the barangay elections.

Confidence Interval for Paired Observation

Women 1 2 3 4 5

Weight before ( x 1 )
58.0 60.5 61.7 69.5 64.5

Weight after ( x 2 )
61.5 54.5 58.1 62.1 58.5

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