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False
2. All estimators are biased since sampling errors always exist to some
extent.
True
False
False
False
False
False
False
8. The Central Limit Theorem says that, if n exceeds 30, the population
will be normal.
True
False
9. The Central Limit Theorem says that a histogram of the sample means
will have a bell shape, even if the population is skewed and the sample
is small.
True
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
17 As long as the sample is more than one item, the standard error of the
. sample mean will be smaller than the standard deviation of the
population.
True
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
False
47 The finite population correction factor (FPCF) can be ignored when the
. sample size is large relative to the population size.
True
False
a parameter.
a statistic.
either a parameter or a statistic.
neither a parameter nor a statistic.
increases.
decreases.
may increase or decrease.
53 The owner of Limp Pines Resort wanted to know the average age of its
. clients. A random sample of 25 tourists is taken. It shows a mean age
of 46 years with a standard deviation of 5 years. The width of a 98
percent CI for the true mean client age is approximately:
A.
B.
C.
D.
1.711 years.
2.326 years.
2.492 years.
2.797 years.
A.
B.
C.
Yes.
No.
It depends on .
A.
B.
C.
D.
0.639
0.588
0.300
2.131
57 The owner of Torpid Oaks B&B wanted to know the average distance its
. guests had traveled. A random sample of 16 guests showed a mean
distance of 85 miles with a standard deviation of 32 miles. The 90
percent confidence interval (in miles) for the mean is approximately:
A.
B.
C.
D.
(71.0, 99.0)
(71.8, 98.2)
(74.3, 95.7)
(68.7, 103.2)
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
1.65
0.77
1.08
1.55
A.
B.
C.
D.
$823.72 to $876.28
$832.36 to $867.64
$826.82 to $873.18
$825.48 to $874.52
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
.196
.164
.480
.206
A.
B.
C.
D.
.0447
.0736
.0876
.0894
A.
B.
C.
D.
.078
.066
.051
.094
A.
B.
C.
D.
0.148 to 0.252
0.138 to 0.262
0.144 to 0.256
0.153 to 0.247
A.
B.
C.
Yes.
No.
Need more information to say.
A.
B.
C.
D.
271.
423.
385.
601.
70 Last week, 108 cars received parking violations in the main university
. parking lot. Of these, 27 had unpaid parking tickets from a previous
violation. Assuming that last week was a random sample of all parking
violators, find the 95 percent confidence interval for the percentage of
parking violators that have prior unpaid parking tickets.
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
.0288
.0105
.0207
.0196
72 Jolly Blue Giant Health Insurance (JBGHI) is concerned about rising lab
. test costs and would like to know what proportion of the positive lab
tests for prostate cancer are actually proven correct through
subsequent biopsy. JBGHI demands a sample large enough to ensure
an error of 2 percent with 90 percent confidence. What is the
necessary sample size?
A.
B.
C.
D.
4,148
2,401
1,692
1,604
A.
B.
C.
D.
About 28 students
About 47 students
About 30 students
About 21 students
A.
B.
C.
D.
3382
629
87
107
75 A company wants to estimate the time its trucks take to drive from city
. A to city B. The standard deviation is known to be 12 minutes. What
sample size is required in order that error will not exceed 2 minutes,
with 95 percent confidence?
A.
B.
C.
D.
12 observations
139 observations
36 observations
129 observations
A.
B.
C.
D.
About 17 students
About 35 students
About 188 students
About 25 students
77 Using the conventional polling definition, find the margin of error for a
. customer satisfaction survey of 225 customers who have recently
dined at Applebee's.
A.
B.
C.
D.
5.0 percent
4.2 percent
7.1 percent
6.5 percent
A.
B.
C.
D.
664
625
801
957
A.
B.
C.
D.
385
601
410
423
A.
B.
C.
D.
1083
4002
1537
2301
A.
B.
C.
D.
.533 to .717
.564 to .686
.552 to .698
.551 to .739
A.
B.
C.
D.
761
1001
1489
1728
A.
B.
C.
in any sample.
only if the samples are large.
only if is not too far from .50.
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.262, 27.49
6.908, 28.85
5.629, 26.12
7.261, 25.00
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.262, 27.49
6.908, 28.85
3.940, 18.31
3.247, 20.48
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.262, 27.49
5.697, 35.72
5.629, 26.12
7.261, 25.00
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
n = 100, = .06
n = 250, = .02
n = 30, = .50
n = 500, = .01
91 If = 12, find the sample size to estimate the mean with an error of
. 4 and 95 percent confidence (rounded to the next higher integer).
A.
B.
C.
D.
75
35
58
113
92 If = 25, find the sample size to estimate the mean with an error of
. 3 and 90 percent confidence (rounded to the next higher integer).
A.
B.
C.
D.
426
512
267
188
A.
The sample mean
B.
The population mean
C. Neither nor since with a sample anything can happen
D. Both and as long as there are not too many outliers
A.
B.
C.
D.
101 Read the news story below. Using the 95 percent confidence level,
.
what sample size would be needed to estimate the true proportion of
stores selling cigarettes to minors with an error of 3 percent?
Explain carefully, showing all steps in your reasoning.
102 In a survey, 858 out of 2600 homeowners said they expected good
.
economic conditions to continue for the next 12 months. Construct a
95 percent confidence interval for "good times" in the next 12
months.
104 List differences and similarities between Student's t and the standard
.
normal distribution.
105 Why does pose a problem for sample size calculation for a mean?
.
How can be approximated when it is unknown?
2.
All estimators are biased since sampling errors always exist to some
extent.
FALSE
Some estimators are systematically biased, regardless of sampling
error.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 08-02 Explain the desirable properties of estimators.
Topic: Estimators and Sampling Error
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
The Central Limit Theorem says that, if n exceeds 30, the population
will be normal.
FALSE
The population cannot be changed.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 08-03 State the Central Limit Theorem for a mean.
Topic: Sample Mean and the Central Limit Theorem
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
As long as the sample is more than one item, the standard error of
the sample mean will be smaller than the standard deviation of the
population.
TRUE
The standard error is the standard deviation divided by the square
root of the sample size.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 08-04 Explain how sample size affects the standard error.
Topic: Sample Mean and the Central Limit Theorem
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
The standard error of the sample proportion does not depend on the
confidence level.
TRUE
The standard error of p is [(1 - )/n]1/2.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 08-07 Construct a 90; 95; or 99 percent confidence interval for .
Topic: Confidence Interval for a Proportion ()
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
A.
B.
C.
D.
a parameter.
a statistic.
either a parameter or a statistic.
neither a parameter nor a statistic.
49.
A.
B.
C.
increases.
decreases.
may increase or decrease.
50.
A. Doubling the sample size will cut the standard error of the mean
in half.
B. The standard error of the mean depends on the population size.
C. Quadrupling the sample size roughly halves the standard error of
the mean.
D. The standard error of the mean depends on the confidence level.
The standard error of the mean is /(n)1/2 so replacing n by 4n would
cut the SEM in half.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 08-04 Explain how sample size affects the standard error.
Topic: Sample Mean and the Central Limit Theorem
51.
A.
B.
C.
D.
52.
A.
B.
C.
D.
53.
The owner of Limp Pines Resort wanted to know the average age of
its clients. A random sample of 25 tourists is taken. It shows a mean
age of 46 years with a standard deviation of 5 years. The width of a
98 percent CI for the true mean client age is approximately:
A.
B.
C.
D.
1.711
2.326
2.492
2.797
years.
years.
years.
years.
54.
A.
B.
C.
Yes.
No.
It depends on .
55.
A.
B.
C.
D.
0.639
0.588
0.300
2.131
56.
A.
B.
C.
57.
The owner of Torpid Oaks B&B wanted to know the average distance
its guests had traveled. A random sample of 16 guests showed a
mean distance of 85 miles with a standard deviation of 32 miles. The
90 percent confidence interval (in miles) for the mean is
approximately:
A.
B.
C.
D.
(71.0, 99.0)
(71.8, 98.2)
(74.3, 95.7)
(68.7, 103.2)
58.
A.
B.
C.
D.
14.72
14.90
14.69
14.88
to
to
to
to
16.88
16.70
16.91
16.72
tons.
tons.
tons.
tons.
59.
A.
B.
C.
D.
1.65
0.77
1.08
1.55
60.
A.
B.
C.
D.
$823.72
$832.36
$826.82
$825.48
to
to
to
to
$876.28
$867.64
$873.18
$874.52
61.
A.
B.
C.
D.
62.
A.
It is a continuous distribution.
B.
It has a mean of 0.
C.
It is a symmetric distribution.
D. It approaches z as degrees of freedom decrease.
It approaches z as degrees of freedom increase.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 08-06 Know when to use Student's t instead of z to estimate .
Topic: Confidence Interval for a Mean () with Unknown
63.
64.
A.
B.
C.
D.
.196
.164
.480
.206
65.
A.
B.
C.
D.
.0447
.0736
.0876
.0894
66.
A.
B.
C.
D.
.078
.066
.051
.094
67.
A.
B.
C.
D.
0.148
0.138
0.144
0.153
to
to
to
to
0.252
0.262
0.256
0.247
68.
A.
B.
C.
Yes.
No.
Need more information to say.
69.
A.
B.
C.
D.
271.
423.
385.
601.
70.
A.
B.
C.
D.
18.1
16.8
15.3
19.5
to
to
to
to
31.9
33.2
34.7
30.5
percent.
percent.
percent.
percent.
71.
A.
B.
C.
D.
.0288
.0105
.0207
.0196
72.
A.
B.
C.
D.
4,148
2,401
1,692
1,604
73.
A.
B.
C.
D.
About
About
About
About
28
47
30
21
students
students
students
students
74.
A.
B.
C.
D.
3382
629
87
107
75.
A company wants to estimate the time its trucks take to drive from
city A to city B. The standard deviation is known to be 12 minutes.
What sample size is required in order that error will not exceed 2
minutes, with 95 percent confidence?
A.
B.
C.
D.
12 observations
139 observations
36 observations
129 observations
76.
A.
B.
C.
D.
About 17 students
About 35 students
About 188 students
About 25 students
77.
Using the conventional polling definition, find the margin of error for
a customer satisfaction survey of 225 customers who have recently
dined at Applebee's.
A.
B.
C.
D.
5.0
4.2
7.1
6.5
percent
percent
percent
percent
78.
A.
B.
C.
D.
664
625
801
957
79.
A.
B.
C.
D.
385
601
410
423
80.
A.
B.
C.
D.
1083
4002
1537
2301
81.
A.
B.
C.
D.
.533
.564
.552
.551
to
to
to
to
.717
.686
.698
.739
82.
A.
B.
C.
D.
761
1001
1489
1728
83.
A.
B.
C.
in any sample.
only if the samples are large.
only if is not too far from .50.
84.
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.262,
6.908,
5.629,
7.261,
27.49
28.85
26.12
25.00
85.
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.262,
6.908,
3.940,
3.247,
27.49
28.85
18.31
20.48
86.
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.262,
5.697,
5.629,
7.261,
27.49
35.72
26.12
25.00
87.
88.
89.
A.
B.
C.
D.
90.
A.
B.
C.
D.
n = 100, = .06
n = 250, = .02
n = 30, = .50
n = 500, = .01
91.
If = 12, find the sample size to estimate the mean with an error of
4 and 95 percent confidence (rounded to the next higher integer).
A.
B.
C.
D.
75
35
58
113
92.
If = 25, find the sample size to estimate the mean with an error of
3 and 90 percent confidence (rounded to the next higher integer).
A.
B.
C.
D.
426
512
267
188
93.
A.
by using an unbiased estimator.
B. by eliminating nonresponses (e.g., older people).
C. by no method under the statistician's control.
D. either by using an unbiased estimator or by eliminating
nonresponse.
Sampling error occurs in any random sample used to estimate an
unknown parameter.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 08-02 Explain the desirable properties of estimators.
Topic: Estimators and Sampling Error
94.
95.
96.
A.
the sample size decreases.
B.
the standard deviation increases.
C. the standard deviation decreases or n increases.
D.
the population size decreases.
The standard error of the mean /(n1/2) depends on n and .
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 08-04 Explain how sample size affects the standard error.
Topic: Confidence Interval for a Mean () with Known
97.
For a given sample size, the higher the confidence level, the:
A.
B.
C.
D.
98.
A.
The sample mean
B.
The population mean
C. Neither nor since with a sample anything can happen
D. Both and as long as there are not too many outliers
The confidence interval for the mean is symmetric around the
sample mean.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 08-05 Construct a 90; 95; or 99 percent confidence interval for .
Topic: Confidence Interval for a Mean () with Known
99.
A.
B.
C.
D.
101. Read the news story below. Using the 95 percent confidence level,
what sample size would be needed to estimate the true proportion of
stores selling cigarettes to minors with an error of 3 percent?
Explain carefully, showing all steps in your reasoning.
=
= 813.5, or 814 (rounded up), using the sample proportion because
it is available (instead of assuming that = .50).
Feedback:
=
= 813.5, or 814 (rounded up). We use the sample proportion
because it is available, instead of assuming that = .50.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 08-09 Calculate sample size to estimate a mean or proportion.
Topic: Sample Size Determination for a Proportion
102. In a survey, 858 out of 2600 homeowners said they expected good
economic conditions to continue for the next 12 months. Construct a
95 percent confidence interval for "good times" in the next 12
months.
Feedback:
or
or
or .33 .0181, so the confidence interval is .3119 < < .3481.
AACSB: Analytic
Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 08-07 Construct a 90; 95; or 99 percent confidence interval for .
Topic: Confidence Interval for a Proportion ()
or
= 346.7, or n = 347 (rounded up). We can use the sample value for
p so we do not need to assume that = .50.
Feedback: The 95 percent confidence interval is p z.025[p(1 - p)/n]1/2
= .06 (1.960)[(.06)(.94)/200]1/2 or .06 .032914 or .027 < < .
093. To reduce the error to .025, the required sample size is
or
= 346.7, or n = 347 (rounded up). We have a sample value for p so
we do not need to assume that = .50. If you did assume = .50,
104. List differences and similarities between Student's t and the standard
normal distribution.
105. Why does pose a problem for sample size calculation for a mean?
How can be approximated when it is unknown?