Chapter 06 - Confidence Intervals

CHAPTER 6
CONFIDENCE INTERVALS

6.10  = 430 n = 30 x = 1482; (Use template: Estimating Mean.xls, sheet : sample stats)
95% CI = [1328.13, 1635.87]
13 n = 50 x = 146.75  = 35.2
95% C.I.: 146.75  1.96(35.2/ 50 ) = [136.99, 156.51]
90% C.I.: 146.75  1.645(35.2/ 50 ) = [138.56, 154.94]
14 n = 100  = 30 X = 150
90% C.I.: 150  1.645(30/ 100 ) = [145.06, 154.94]
18 n = 50 x = 14.5 s = 5.6
95% C.I.: 14.5  1.96(5.6 / 50 ) = [12.95, 16.05]

90% C.I.: 14.5  1.645(5.6 / 50 ) = [13.20, 15.80]

(template : Estimating Mean.xls, sheet : sample stats)
21 From the data we compute: n = 32 x = 30.5625 s = 5.775
99% C.I.: x  z .005 ( s / n ) = 30.5625  2.576(5.775 / 32 ) = [27.93, 33.19] thousands of
miles.
22 n = 100 s = 2.1 X = 3.2
95% C.I.: 3.2 0.55154, [2.64546, 3.75154]
23 From the data compute: n = 25 x = 81.240 s = 15.447
For df = 24 and  = 0.01, we use t / 2 = 2.797, so
CI : x  t / 2 ( s / n ) = 81.240  2.797(15.447/5) = [72.599, 89.881]
24 n = 40 x = 42,539 s = 11,690
90% C.I.: 42,539  1.645(11,690/ 40 ) = [39,498.46, 45,579.54] dollars.
26 n = 400 x = 212 s = 38
95% C.I.: 212  1.96(38 / 400 ) = [208.28, 215.72] calories.

98% C.I.: 212  2.326(38 / 400 ) = [207.58, 216.42] calories.

28 n = 56 x = 258 s = 85
95% C.I.: 258  1.96(85 / 56 ) = [235.74, 280.26] dollars.
30 n = 225 x = 259.6 s = 52
95% C.I.: 259.6  1.96(52 / 225 ) = [252.81, 266.39] dollars.
32 Assume a normal population. n = 20 x = 5,139 s = 640
95% C.I.: x  t .025(19 ) ( s / n ) = 5,139  2.093(640 / 20 ) = [4,839.47, 5,438.52] dollars.

36 n = 25, s = 100 X = 600

95% C.I.: 600  41.278, [558.722, 641.278]
37 90% CI: [9.763642, 10.38036]
38 90% C.I.: [40.0996, 42.1404]

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40 28  28   92 
95% C.I.: ˆ  1.96
p ˆq
p ˆ/n =  1.96    120 = [0.1577, 0.3090]
120  120   120 
42 95% CI: [0.5155, 0.5845]
44 1  1  6 
90% C.I.:  1.645     280 = [0.1085, 0.1773]
7  7  7 
46 90% C.I.: [0.7913, 0.9087]
48 99% C.I.: 0.484  2.576 (.484)(.516) / 250 = [0.4026, 0.5654]
50 90% C.I.: [0.1695, 0.2545]
52  (n  1) s 2 ( n  1) s 2 
95% C.I. for  2 :  2
,  = [21(8)/35.48, 21(8)/10.28] = [4.74, 16.34]
 X X2 
54 n = 60 s 2 = 1,228. We’ll use df = 59, approximately 60, and look in the table.
95% C.I.: for  2 : [59(1,228)/83.3, 59(1,228)/40.4817] = [869.8, 1,789.7]
56 From Problem 6-25: n = 16 s = 8.145958; s 2 = (8.145958)2 = 66.356632
95% C.I.: [36.2098, 158.948]
59 B = 0.05 90% confidence. Use a guess of p = 0.5; n = (1.645)2(.5)(.5)/(.05)2 = 270.6
60 B=5 95% confidence  2 = 100; n = (1.96)2 100/22 = 96.04 Sample at least 97 runs.
62 B = 0.5 95% confidence  = 2; n = (1.96)2(2)2/(.5)2 = 61.466. Sample at least 62 returns.
64 B = 10 90% confidence  = 50 n = (1.645)2(50)2/(10)2 = 67.65. Sample at least 68 days.
74 n = 500 s = 800 X = 3600
95% C.I.: 3600  1.96 (800/ 500 ) = [3529.88, 3670.12]
80 95% CI: [0.4062, 0.7138]
84 90% C.I.:[169.39, 369.11]
88 Use Template: Sample Size.xls, sheet: Population Proportion.
90 95% CI: [0.0268, 0.1332]

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