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WorksheetsQ2-Summative Test 2.1-Confidence Intervals
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 55mins
Which of these values is a parameter?
X
X
μ
z
What do you call processes involved in making conclusions about population values?
Estimating parameters
Hypothesis Testing
Inferential Statistics
Descriptive Statistics
Subsets of populations are called:
samples
elements
estimates
averages
Which of the following best represents the central value of a set of data?
Variance
Average
Proportion
Standard Deviation
What do you call a single value that may refer to a parameter value?
Z satistic
T statistic
Point Estimate
Interval Estimate
The ____________ is a range of values that contains the parameter value.
Confidence limits
Confidence Intervals
Confidence coefficient
Confidence level
What do we call the probability that a parameter is contained in a range of values?
Confidence level
Confidence limit
Confidence coefficient
Confidence interval
Which of the following shows graphical results in making inferences about population values?
Pie graph
Bar graph
Trend line
Normal curve
Which of the following are the 95% confidence coefficients?
±1.645
±1.96
±2.33
±2.58
When
α =0.01, the critical values are:±1.645
±1.96
±2.33
±2.58
The maximum error of the estimate is found by:
adding z2α by standard deviation of the sample means
subtracting z2α by standard deviation of the sample means
multiplying z2α by standard deviation of the sample means
dividing z2α by standard deviation of the sample means
When n < 30 and the population standard deviation is not known, what is the appropriate distribution?
z
t
r
p
When n ≥ 30 and the population standard deviation is known, what is the appropriate distribution?
z
t
p
r
In a t distribution, the critical values are based on:
n
z
t
df
When x=50 and n=215, what is the value of p̂?
0.23
4.3
50
215
Given: n = 50, σ =1.2, and α =0.1. The maximum error E is approximately:
0.330
0.39
0.44
none of these
What is the value resulting from subtracting the maximum error from the sample mean?
Point estimate
Interval estimate
Lower limit of the interval estimate
Upper limit of the interval estimate
Which of the following illustrates confidence level?
32.8
30-39
90%
90%-94%
Given: n=80%, X =76.5, s=3.1. Which of these is the point estimate of the population mean?
80
76.5
8.9
3.1
The mean gasoline consumption of 10 cars is 28 liters with a standard deviation of 1.6 liters. Find the point and the interval estimates using 95% confidence level.
What is α ?
95%
28
1.6
0.05
The mean gasoline consumption of 10 cars is 28 liters with a standard deviation of 1.6 liters. Find the point and the interval estimates using 95% confidence level.
What is the point estimate of μ ?
95%
28
10
1.6
The mean gasoline consumption of 10 cars is 28 liters with a standard deviation of 1.6 liters. Find the point and the interval estimates using 95% confidence level.
What is the appropriate distribution?
z
t
P
s
The mean gasoline consumption of 10 cars is 28 liters with a standard deviation of 1.6 liters. Find the point and the interval estimates using 95% confidence level.
What are the confidence coefficients?
±1.96
±2.26
±2.33
±2.58
The mean gasoline consumption of 10 cars is 28 liters with a standard deviation of 1.6 liters. Find the point and the interval estimates using 95% confidence level.
The lower limit is approximately:
27
26.85
26.81
26.68
The mean gasoline consumption of 10 cars is 28 liters with a standard deviation of 1.6 liters. Find the point and the interval estimates using 95% confidence level.
The upper limit is:
29
29.15
29.19
29.32
In a learning style study, 1200 respondents were asked if they can assimilate concepts while watching television. 586 said Yes. Find a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion p.
What is α ?
95%
0.01
0.05
0.10
In a learning style study, 1200 respondents were asked if they can assimilate concepts while watching television. 586 said Yes. Find a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion p.
What are the confidence coefficients?
±1.96
±2.26
±2.33
±2.58
In a learning style study, 1200 respondents were asked if they can assimilate concepts while watching television. 586 said Yes. Find a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion p.
What is X?
1200
586
0.49
none of these
In a learning style study, 1200 respondents were asked if they can assimilate concepts while watching television. 586 said Yes. Find a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion p.
What are 'p hat' and 'q hat'?
0.49 and 0.49
0.49 and 0.51
0.51 and 0.49
0.51 and 0.51
In a learning style study, 1200 respondents were asked if they can assimilate concepts while watching television. 586 said Yes. Find a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion p.
The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of 'p hat' is:
0.2499
0.0002
0.014
0.05
In a learning style study, 1200 respondents were asked if they can assimilate concepts while watching television. 586 said Yes. Find a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion p.
The error E is approximately:
0.05
0.05
0.03
0.01
In a learning style study, 1200 respondents were asked if they can assimilate concepts while watching television. 586 said Yes. Find a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion p.
The lower and the upper limit are:
0.44 and 0.54
0.45 and 0.53
0.46 and 0.52
0.45 and 0.50
In a learning style study, 1200 respondents were asked if they can assimilate concepts while watching television. 586 said Yes. Find a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion p.
The true population proportion falls between:
44% and 54%
45% and 53%
46% and 52%
48% and 50%
In a learning style study, 1200 respondents were asked if they can assimilate concepts while watching television. 586 said Yes. Find a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion p.
Write your interpretation and implication from the estimation results you got.
The mean gasoline consumption of 10 cars is 28 liters with a standard deviation of 1.6 liters. Find the point and the interval estimates using 95% confidence level.
Write your interpretation and implication of the study.
