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Estimating with Proportions

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9th - 12th Grade

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Estimating with Proportions
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A random sample of 100 WHS students found that 53 of them were in possession of a pencil. What is the p-hat for this sample?

0.53
0.5
0.47
1

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

A survey of 80 recent fatal traffic accidents showed that 46 were alcohol-related. Find the 98% CI.

(-30.01, 122.01)
(45.87, 46.13)
(.45, .70)
(.29, .55)

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

If 827 represents "no" voters out of 2584, construct a 95% confidence interval for the "no" group.

[.300,.340]
[.298,.342]
[.302,.338]
[.288,.352]

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

A nutritionist found that in a sample of 80 families, 22% said they are apples at least once a week. Construct the 90% CI for the population proportion.

(0.144, 0.296)
(0.190, 0.250)
(0.704, 0.856)
(0.129, 0.311)

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following does NOT have an affect on the width of a confidence interval?

Sample mean
t*
Sample standard deviation
Sample size

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following changes to a study would result in a narrower confidence interval?

increasing the confidence level, increasing the sample size
decreasing the confidence level, decreasing the sample size
increasing the confidence level, decreasing the sample size
decreasing the confidence level, increasing the sample size.

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A survey of 280 homeless persons showed that 63 were veterans.  Construct a 90% confidence interval for the proportion of homeless persons who are veterans.

(0.161, 0.289)
(0.176, 0.274)
(0.184, 0.266)
(0.167, 0.283)

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