Question 6

N = 80 , σ = 30,000

1 - α = 0.90 , α = 0.10

Zα/2 = 1.645

X=
412,000+818,000+590,000+512,000+516,000+684,000+579,000+798,000+435,000+ 718,000+622,00
0+521,000+632,000+491,000+449,000+313,000+678,000+392,000+729,000+966,000+340,000+408,
000+378,000+426,000+615,000+1,102,000+544,000+428,000+822,000+518,000+508,000+520,000+
406,000+713,000+567,000+449,000+348,000+673,000+651,000+882,000+814,000+315,000+355,00
+574,000+482,000+657,000+609,000+616,000+339,000+515,000+604,000+425,000+534,000+400,0
00+413,000+681,000+584,000+650,000+719,000+604,000+421,000+373,000+680,000+477,000+1,4
25,000+1,013,000+430,000+500,000+395,000+504,000+547,000+874,000+497,000+485,000+398,00
0+311,000+952,000+474,000+1,013,000+993,000

80

X= 46,805,000

80

X = 585,062.5

X ± Z0.05 (σ/√n)

=585,062.5 ± 1.645(30,000/√80)

579,545 ≤ µ ≤ 590,580

It is believed that 90% of the population mean is between 579,545 and 590,580