EXERCISES FOR SECTION CHAPTER 7.

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Question 1
Which of the following statements is false
i) If X1, X2,…,Xn is a random sample of size n, the sample standard deviation S is not a statistic.
ii) The probability distribution of a statistic is called a sampling distribution.
iii) A statistic is any function of the observations in a random sample.
iv) The sampling distribution of a statistic does not depend on the distribution of the population.
Select one:
a. i) and ii) b. ii) and iii) c. i) only d. i) and iv)
Question 2
Sampling distributions describe the distribution of
Select one:
a. parameters. b. neither parameters nor statistics. c. both parameters and statistics. d. statistics.
Question 3
Sample variance is
a. a statistic. b. a parameter. c. neither parameter nor statistic. d. both parameter and statistic.
Question 4
For sample sizes greater than 50, the sampling distribution of the mean will be approximately normally
distributed
Select one:
a. only if the population is normally distributed. b. only if the standard deviation of the samples are
known.
c. None of the others d. regardless of the shape of the population.
Question 5
Sales prices of baseball cards from the 1980s are known to possess a normal distribution with a mean sale
price of $5.25 and a standard deviation of $2.80. Suppose a random sample of 64 cards from the 1980s is
selected. Describe the sampling distribution for the sample mean sale price of the selected cards.
Select one:
a. Approximately normal with a mean of $5.25 and a standard deviation of $0.35
b. Normal with a mean of $5.25 and a standard deviation of $0.35
c. Normal with a mean of $5.25 and a standard deviation of $2.80
d. Normal with a mean of $5.25 and a standard deviation of $0.28
Question 6
At a computer manufacturing company, the actual size of computer chips is normally distributed with a mean of
0.95 centimeter and a standard deviation of 0.02 centimeter. A random sample of 4 computer chips is taken.
What is the variance for the sample mean?
Select one:
a. 0.01 b. 0.029 c. 0.0001 d. 0.95
Question 7
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 28 oz. with a standard deviation of 1.05 oz.
Suppose we take a random sample of 25 bottles filled by this machine. What is the standard deviation for the
sample mean?
Select one:
a. 28 b. 0.044 c. 0.21 d. 0.15
Question 8
Suppose that 𝜇 = 25 and 𝜎 2 = 15 for a population. In a sample where n = 100 is randomly taken, what is the
variance for the sample mean?
Select one:
a. 1.5 b. 0.25 c. 2.5 d. 0.15
Question 9
If the amount of gasoline purchased per car at a large service station has a population mean of $34 and a
population standard deviation of $2 and a random sample of 100 cars is selected, find the value of the standard
deviation of the sample mean.
Select one:
a. 0.02 b. 0.34 c. 0.2 d. 0.04

Question 10
The amount of gasoline purchased per car at a large service station is normally distributed with the mean of
$47 and a standard deviation of $5. A random sample of 47 is selected, describe the sampling distribution for
the sample mean.
Select one:
a. Normal with a mean of $1 and a standard deviation of $5
b. Normal with a mean of $1 and a standard deviation of $0.73
c. Normal with a mean of $47 and a standard deviation of $5
d. Normal with a mean of $47 and a standard deviation of $0.73
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Question 2
Which of the following is true about the sampling distribution of the sample mean?
Select one:
a. The mean of the sampling distribution is always μ.
b. The shape of the sampling distribution is always approximately normal.
c. The standard deviation of the sampling distribution is always σ.
d. All of them are true.
Question 2
The owner of a fish market has an assistant who has determined that the weights of catfish are normally
distributed, with mean of 3.5 pounds and standard deviation of 0.7 pound. If a sample of 64 fish is randomly
selected, what is probability that the sample mean is more than 3.7 pounds?
Select one:
a. 0.4987 b. 0.0001 c. 0.0228 d. 0.0111

Question 3
Assume that blood pressure readings are normally distributed with a mean of 122 and a standard
deviation of 6.1. If 64 people are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean blood pressure
will be less than 123.
Select one:
a. 0.2998 b. 0.4615 c. 0.9938 d. 0.9052
Question 4
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally distributed with a
mean of 48 minutes and a standard deviation of 10 minutes. A random sample of 36 cars is selected. What is
the probability that the sample mean will be between 39 and 48 minutes?
Select one:
a. 0.8767 b. 0.500 c. 0.8151 d. 0.3376

Question 5
The amount of corn chips dispensed into a 20-ounce bag by the dispensing machine has been identified at
possessing a normal distribution with a mean of 20.5 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.5-ounce.
Suppose 100 bags of chips were randomly selected from this dispensing machine. Find the probability that
the sample mean weight of these 100 bags exceeded 20.55 ounces.
Select one:
a. 0.1587 b. approximately 0 c. 0.1915 d. 0.6915

Question 6
The average score of all golfers for a particular course has a mean of 80 and a standard deviation of 3.
Suppose 100 golfers played the course today. Find the probability that the average score of the 100 golfers
exceeded 80.5.
Select one:
a. 0.1293 b. 0.3707 c. 0.0228 d. 0.0478
Question 7
One year, professional sports players salaries averaged $1.55 million with a standard deviation of $0.75 million.
Suppose a sample of 100 major league players was taken. Find the approximate probability that the average
salary of the 100 players exceeded $1.45 million.
Select one:
a. 0.2357 b. approximately 1 c. 0.0912 d. 0.9088
Question 8
The lengths of pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 269 days and a standard deviation of 25
days. If 64 women are randomly selected, find the probability that they have a mean pregnancy between
268 days and 271 days.
Select one:
a. 0.3644 b. 0.2881 c. 0.2119 d. 0.5517
Question 9
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed with a mean of 69.8 inches and a standard deviation
of 2.4 inches. If 36 men are randomly selected, find the probability that they have a mean height greater than
70.8 inches.
Select one:
a. 0.0021 b. 0.0062 c. 0.9005 d. 0.9979
Question 10
A population of Australian Koala bears has a mean height of 21 inches and a standard deviation of 4.5 inches. You
plan to choose a sample of 64 bears at random. What is the probability of a sample mean between 21 and 22.
Select one:
a. 0.4623 b. 0.5 c. 0.5772 d. 0.5228
 Question 11
The weights of the fish in a certain lake are normally distributed with a mean of 15 lb and a standard deviation of
5. If 4 fish are randomly selected, what is the probability that the mean weight will be between 12.6 and 18 lb.
Select one:
a. 0.0968 b. 0.7164 c. 0.6730 d. 0.3270
Question 12
For women aged 18-24, systolic blood pressures ( in mm Hg) are normally distributed with a mean of 115 and a
standard deviation of 13. If 25 women aged 18-24 are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean
systolic blood pressures is between 119 and 122.
Select one:
a. 0.9341 b. 0.3343 c. 0.1577 d. 0.0584
Question 13
A study of the amount of time it take a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier
shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation is 1.8 hours. If 49 mechanics are randomly
selected, find the probability that their mean rebuild time exceeds 8.5 hours.
Select one:
a. 0.3487 b. 0.1346 c. 0.1285 d. 0.1459
Question 14
The mean diameter of marbles manufactured at a particular toy factory is 0.850 cm with a standard deviation of
0.010cm. What is the probability of selecting a random sample of 64 marbles that has a mean diameter greater
than 0.852 cm?
a. 0.8023 b. 0.1587 c. 0.8413 d. 0.0548
 EXERCISES FOR SECTION CHAPTER 7.2b
Question 1
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally distributed with a mean of
30 minutes and a standard deviation of 6 minutes. A random sample of 25 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample
means will be greater than what value?
Select one:
a. 32.6 minutes b. 28.5 minutes c. 44.3 minutes d. 41.8 minutes
Question 2
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of each brand are tested.
Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the same normal distribution N(102000,
33002). The distribution of the difference of the sample mean 𝑋ത − 𝑌ത
Select one:
a. normal with mean m and variance 1347.22.
b. normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 1347.22
c. standard normal.
d. normal with mean 12 and variance 1347.22.
Question 3
To determine the difference , if any, between two brands of radial tires, 12 tires of each brand are tested.
Assume that the lifetimes of both brands of tires come from the same normal distribution N(12500, 33002).
Compute 𝑃 𝑋ത − 𝑌ത < −2500
Select one:
a. 0.0686 b. 0.3140 c. 0.6860 d. 0.0318
Question 4
Let 𝑋ത denote the sample mean of a random sample of size n1 = 16 taken from a normal distribution
N(125, 36), and let 𝑌ത denote the sample mean of a random sample of size n2 = 25 taken from a
different normal distribution N(125, 9). The distribution of 𝑋ത − 𝑌ത is
Select one:
a. standard normal.
b. normal with mean m and standard deviation 1.6155
c. normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 1.6155
d. normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 2.61
Question 5
Let 𝑋ത denote the sample mean of a random sample of size n1 = 16 taken from a normal distribution N(212,
36), and let and let 𝑌ത denote the sample mean of a random sample of size n2 = 25 taken from a different
normal distribution N(212, 9). Compute 𝑃 𝑋ത − 𝑌ത > 5
Select one:
a. 0.001 b. 0.999 c. 1 d. 0
Question 6
Car batteries produced by company A have a mean life of 3.5 years with a standard deviation of 0.4 years. A
similar battery producted by company B has a mean life of 3.3 years and a standard deviation of 0.3 years.
What is the probability that a random sample of 25 batteries from company A will have a mean life of at least
0.4 years more than the mean life of a sample of 36 batteries from company B?
Select one:
a. 0.9834 b. 0 c. 1 d. 0.0167
Question 7
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15 minutes and variance 4.
Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and 9 night-shift workers by 𝑋ത and 𝑌,
ത respectively.
Assume that the assembly times of the workers are mutually independent. The distribution of 𝑋ത − 𝑌ത is
Select one:
a. normal with mean 15 and variance 5/6.
b. normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 25/72.
c. normal with mean 0 and standard deviation 5/6.
d. standard normal.
Question 8
The time for a worker to assemble a component is normally distributed with mean 15 minutes and variance 4.
Denote the mean assembly times of 16 day-shift workers and 9 night-shift workers by 𝑋ത and 𝑌ത , respectively.
Assume that the assembly times of the workers are mutually independent. Compute 𝑃 𝑋ത − 𝑌ത < −1.5
Select one:
a. 0.0668 b. 0.0559 c. 0.0359 d. 0.0294
Question 9
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally distributed with a mean of
26 minutes and a standard deviation of 3 minutes. A random sample of 30 cars is selected. So, 90% of the sample
means will be greater than what value?
Select one:
a. 22.6 minutes b. 43.4 minutes c. 25.3 minutes d. 28.5
minutes
Question 10
The amount of time required for an oil and filter change on an automobile is normally distributed with a
mean of 26 minutes and a standard deviation of 3 minutes. A random sample of 30 cars is selected. So,
90% of the sample means will be greater than what value?
Select one:
a. 22.6 minutes b. 43.4 minutes c. 25.3 minutes d. 28.5 minutes

Question 11
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 36 oz. with a standard deviation of 0.55
oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 56 bottles filled by this machine. So, 75% of the sample means
will be less than what value?
Select one:
a. 37.22 b. 36.05 c. 34.18 d. 35.95
Question 11
The amount of bleach a machine pours into bottles has a mean of 24 oz. with a standard deviation of 1.5
oz. Suppose we take a random sample of 44 bottles filled by this machine. So, 85% of the sample means
will be greater than what value?
Select one:
a. 34.18 b. 24.23 c. 37.22 d. 23.77