AP Stats Chapter 8 Review

A sample size of n = 64 is drawn from a population whose standard deviation is σ = 5.6.

Find the margin of error for a 99% confidence interval for µ.

• 1.799

• 1.798

• 1.803

The lifetime of a certain type of batter is known to be normally distributed with a standard deviation of 20 hours. A sample of 50 batteries had a mean lifetime of 120.1 hours. It is desired to construct a 99% confidence interval for the mean lifetime of this type of battery.

What is the Confidence Interval to one decimal place?

• (114.5, 125.6)

• (112.8, 127.4)

• (112.82, 127.38)

• (114.56, 125.64)

A population has a standard deviation of σ = 17.3. How large of a sample must be drawn so that a 95% confidence interval for µ will have a Margin of Error equal to 1.4?

• 586.6

• 587

• 586

• 585

A person selects a random sample of 15 credit cards and determines the annual interest rate, in percent, of each one. The sample mean is 12.42 with a sample standard deviation of 1.3. It is desired to construct a 90% Confidence Interval.

Find the Standard Error to three decimal places.

• 0.336

• 0.33566

• 13.156

• 0.087

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• D

• E

The school district is interested in finding out student and parent opinions about the dress code. They obtain a list of students from each school in the district and put them in alphabetical order. They then send a survey to every 25th student and their parents on the list.

• Simple Random Sampling

• Stratified Random Sampling

• Systematic Sampling

• Convenience Sampling

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• B

• C

• D

• E

The histogram represents data obtained after a census of an entire population. The sampling distribution of the sample mean based on samples of size 2 were simulated, and a histogram of the results was produced. Which of the following histograms is most likely the histogram of that sampling distribution?

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The school district is interested in finding out student and parent opinions about the dress code.  They obtain a list of students from each school in the district and put them in alphabetical order.  They then send a survey to every 25th student and their parents on the list.

• Simple Random Sampling

• Stratified Random Sampling

• Systematic Sampling

• Convenience Sampling

These symbols represent the mean and standard deviation for which of the following distributions?

• The Population

• The Sample

• The Sampling Distribution