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Confidence Intervals for Means

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins

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Class
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1.

A sample of 20 cupcakes found the interval for average calories to be (150, 350). Which is the correct interpretation of the 95% confidence interval?

a)

We are 95% confident that the true mean caloric content can be found with a sample of 150 to 350 cupcakes.

b)

We are 95% confident that the interval (150, 350) captures the true average caloric content.

c)

We are 95% confident that a sample of 20 cupcakes will find 250 calories per cupcake.

d)

None of these are correct.

2.

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.

a)

1.799

b)

1.798

c)

1.803

3.

An IQ test was given to a simple random sample of 75 students at a certain college. The sample mean score was 105.2. Scores on this test are known to have a standard deviation of 10. It is desired to construct a 90% confidence interval for the mean IQ scores of the students at the college.


What is the point estimate?

a)

75

b)

105.2

c)

10

d)

0.90

4.

An IQ test was given to a simple random sample of 75 students at a certain college. The sample mean score was 105.2. Scores on this test are known to have a standard deviation of 10. It is desired to construct a 90% confidence interval for the mean IQ scores of the students at the college.


Find the Standard Error.

a)

75

b)

10

c)

105.2

d)

1.155

5.

If the 95% Confidence Interval for a population mean is (114.56, 125.54), then is it likely that the true population mean µ is greater than 130?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Not enough information

d)

I have no idea what you're asking of me

6.

A study found that in a sample of 44 subjects, 9 of agree that children under 6 shouldn’t be taken to nice restaurants.


The 95% confidence interval for p is (0.082, 0.318). Interpret this interval.

a)

95% of the time the proportion of people who believe children under 6 shouldn't be taken to nice restaurants will be between 8.2% and 31.8%.

b)

The population proportion of people who believe children under 6 shouldn't be taken to nice restaurants is between 8.2% and 31.8%.

c)

The probability that the proportion of people who believe children under 6 shouldn't be taken to nice restaurants will be between 8.2% and 31.8% is 95%.

d)

Based on this sample, I am 95% confident that the proportion of people who believe children under 6 shouldn't be taken to nice restaurants is between 8.2% and 31.8%.

7.

Which confidence would result in a wider interval (assuming nothing else changed), 91% or 97%?

a)

97%, z* is larger for higher confidence intervals

b)

97%, the standard error is larger for higher confidence intervals

c)

91%, z* is larger for lower confidence intervals

d)

91%, the standard error is smaller for lower confidence intervals

8.

Does the interval (3, 14) support the claim that the mean of a data set is 2.9

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Not enough information.

9.
Which of the following is an example of an interval estimate?
a)
point estimate 
b)
critical value
c)
confidence interval
d)
statistic
10.
A __________ gives an interval of plausible values for the _____________. 
a)
confidence interval, statistic
b)
point estimate, parameter
c)
point estimate, statistic
d)
confidence interval, parameter
11.
Increasing the sample size __________ the confidence interval. 
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
does not affect
d)
there is not enough evidence to determine the answer