Statistics II Interval Estimation Solve the problem.

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1) Find the value of that corresponds to a level of confidence of 80%. 2) Find the value of that corresponds to a level of confidence of 85%. Find the confidence interval specified. 3) The mean score, x, on an aptitude test for a random sample of 8 students was 68. Assuming that = 16, construct a 95% confidence interval for the mean score, , of all students taking the test. 4) A random sample of 88 light bulbs had a mean life of x = 497 hours. Assume that = 27 hours. Construct a 90% confidence interval for the mean life, , of all light bulbs of this type. 5) A laboratory tested 77 chicken eggs and found that the mean amount of cholesterol was 199 milligrams. Assume that = 16.1 milligrams. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the true mean cholesterol content, , of all such eggs. 6) 34 packages are randomly selected from packages received by a parcel service. The sample has a mean weight of 21.1 pounds. Assume that = 2.4 pounds. What is the 95% confidence interval for the true mean weight, , of all packages received by the parcel service?

7) 30 students were randomly selected from a large group of students taking a certain calculus test. The mean score for the students in the sample was 90. Assume that = 6.5. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the mean score, , of all students taking the test. Determine the margin of error in estimating the population mean, . 8) A sample of 57 eggs yields a mean weight of 1.66 ounces. Assuming that = 0.37 ounces, find the margin of error in estimating at the 95% level of confidence. 9) A sample of 68 college students yields a mean annual income of $3248. Assuming that = $885, find the margin of error in estimating at the 99% level of confidence. 10) A telephone company wishes to estimate the mean duration of local calls. Given that = 3.4 minutes and that the sample size is 460, find the margin of error in estimating at the 85% level of confidence. 11) Based on a sample of size 42, a 95% confidence interval for the mean score of all students, , on an aptitude test is from 64.5 to 71.5. Find the margin of error. Find the necessary sample size. 12) A population is normal with a variance of 68. Suppose you wish to estimate the population mean . Find the sample size needed to assure with 68.26 percent confidence that the sample mean will not differ from the

population mean by more than 3 units. 1