1. Slide 7- 1 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Active Learning Lecture Slides For use with Classroom Response Systems Elementary Statistics Eleventh Edition and the Triola Statistics Series by Mario F. Triola Chapter 7: Estimates and Sample Sizes

2. Slide 7- 2 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Find the critical value for z α/2 that corresponds to a degree of confidence of 98%. A. 2.575 B. 2.33 C. 1.75 D. 2.05

3. Slide 7- 3 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Find the critical value for z α/2 that corresponds to a degree of confidence of 98%. A. 2.575 B. 2.33 C. 1.75 D. 2.05

4. Slide 7- 4 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Find the margin of error for the 95% confidence interval used to estimate the population proportion with n = 163 and x = 96. A. 0.0680 B. 0.0755 C. 0.132 D. 0.00291

5. Slide 7- 5 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Find the margin of error for the 95% confidence interval used to estimate the population proportion with n = 163 and x = 96. A. 0.0680 B. 0.0755 C. 0.132 D. 0.00291

6. Slide 7- 6 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 459 randomly selected light bulbs were tested in a laboratory, 291 lasted more than 500 hours. Find a point estimate of the true proportion of all light bulbs that last more than 500 hours. A. 0.632 B. 0.366 C. 0.388 D. 0.634

7. Slide 7- 7 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 459 randomly selected light bulbs were tested in a laboratory, 291 lasted more than 500 hours. Find a point estimate of the true proportion of all light bulbs that last more than 500 hours. A. 0.632 B. 0.366 C. 0.388 D. 0.634

8. Slide 7- 8 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use the confidence level and sample data to find the margin of error E. College students annual earnings: 99% confidence, n = 74 x = $3967, σ = $874 A. $262 B. $9 C. $237 D. $1187

9. Slide 7- 9 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use the confidence level and sample data to find the margin of error E. College students annual earnings: 99% confidence, n = 74 x = $3967, σ = $874 A. $262 B. $9 C. $237 D. $1187

10. Slide 7- 10 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. You want to be 95% confident that the sample variance is within 40% of the population variance. Find the appropriate sample size. A. 224 B. 11 C. 14 D. 56

11. Slide 7- 11 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. You want to be 95% confident that the sample variance is within 40% of the population variance. Find the appropriate sample size. A. 224 B. 11 C. 14 D. 56

12. Slide 7- 12 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. To find the standard deviation of the diameter of wooden dowels, the manufacturer measures 19 randomly selected dowels and finds the standard deviation of the sample to be s = 0.16. Find the 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation σ. A. 0.13 < σ < 0.22 B. 0.12 < σ < 0.24 C. 0.11 < σ < 0.25 D. 0.15 < σ < 0.21

13. Slide 7- 13 Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. To find the standard deviation of the diameter of wooden dowels, the manufacturer measures 19 randomly selected dowels and finds the standard deviation of the sample to be s = 0.16. Find the 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation σ. A. 0.13 < σ < 0.22 B. 0.12 < σ < 0.24 C. 0.11 < σ < 0.25 D. 0.15 < σ < 0.21