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Confidence Intervals for Population Means, Sigma Known, Assignment
1. In a random sample of n = 87young adults, the mean time per day spent in bed asleepwas 7.06 hours.Assume the population standard deviation was 1.11 hours. Follow the steps below to construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean time spent in bed asleep.
(a) Calculate σ/√n.
(b) For a 99% confidence interval, α = 0.01. Zα /2 = Z0.005 Find to 3 decimal places.
(See p. 287. You can also use invNorm to find this value. )
(c) Use the formula E= (Zα /2 * σ/√n) to calculate the margin of error. (Round to 3 decimal places.)
(d) Once you have the margin of error, E, the endpoints confidence interval are (x‾-E,x‾+E). Find a 99% confidence interval for the population mean number of hours spent sleeping.
(e) Use the ZInterval procedure on your calculator to check your answer. Are the results about the same?
(f) Complete the sentence below to interpret your confidence interval. "With 99% confidence, the population mean time spent in bed asleep is between ___________ and ____________ ."
2. In a random sample of Samsung Galaxy smartphones being sold over the internet had the following prices in dollars.
199
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169
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385
|
329
|
269
|
149
|
135
|
249
|
349
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299
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249
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Assume the population standard deviation is $85.
(a) Why is it necessary to check whether the population from which this sample was drawn is approximately normal before constructing the CI?
(b) Construct a boxplot on your graphing calculator and sketch it here. Is it reasonable to assume the population is approximately normal?
(c) Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean price. (Use the ZInterval procedure on your graphing calculator.)
(d) Interpret this confidence interval.
(e) Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean price.
(f) Which interval is wider?