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This document provides examples of calculating point estimates, standard errors, and confidence intervals from sample data. It includes 8 examples of finding: (1) point estimates, standard errors, and confidence intervals; (2) a 96% confidence interval from a sample mean and standard deviation; (3) a 99% confidence interval for a population mean; (4) 99% and 90% confidence intervals for differences in population means and variances. The document uses normal distributions and sample statistics to construct various confidence intervals.

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Tutorial 9

This document provides examples of calculating point estimates, standard errors, and confidence intervals from sample data. It includes 8 examples of finding: (1) point estimates, standard errors, and confidence intervals; (2) a 96% confidence interval from a sample mean and standard deviation; (3) a 99% confidence interval for a population mean; (4) 99% and 90% confidence intervals for differences in population means and variances. The document uses normal distributions and sample statistics to construct various confidence intervals.

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Tutorial 9

1. Find the point estimate of for the following:

a) (i) (ii)

b)
c) has a sample mean
Ans: a)(i)5 (ii)15 b)1.55 c)45.3
2. Find the standard error if given that
a)
b)
Ans: a) 0.4272 b)0.4165
3. Find the lower and upper confidence limits for interval if given that
a)
b)
Ans: a) (25.496,26.304) b)(5.33,6.07)

4. An electrical firm manufactures light bulbs that have a length of life that approximately
normally distributed with a standard deviation of 40 hours.
a) If a sample of 30 bulbs has an average of 780 hours, find a 96% confidence interval
for the population mean of all bulbs produced by this firm.
b) If another sample of 10 bulbs also gives an average life 780 hours, find a 96%
confidence interval for the population mean of all bulbs.
Ans: a)(765.029,794.971) b)(754.069,805.931)

5. In Malaysia, a random sample of 100 automobile owners shows that an automobile is driven
on the average 23500 km per year with a standard deviation of 3900 km. Construct a 99%
confidence interval for the average number of kilometers an automobile is driven annually in
Malaysia.
Ans: (22 497.7,24 502.3)
6. Two catalyst are being tested in a batch chemical process. Twelve batches were prepared
using catalyst 1, in which resulted in average yield of 86 and sample standard deviation of 3.
Fifteen batches were prepared using catalyst 2, and they resulted in an average yield of 89
with standard deviation of 2. Assume that yield measurements are approximately normally
distributed with the same standard deviation. Find 99% confidence interval on the difference
in mean yields.
Ans: (-5.6985, -0.3015)

7. The weight of cement sack is approximately normally distributed. A sample of 16 sacks is


taken randomly and the weights are measures. The sample has the average of weights
and the standard deviation Find 95% confidence interval for the true
variance of the weight of cement sack.
Ans: (5.588, 24.529)

8. An experiment was conducted to compare two diets A and B designed for weight reduction.
The group for diet A comprised of 10 overweight dieters while 9 overweight dieters for diet
B were randomly selected. Their weight losses were recorded after a one month period. The
results are as follows:

Diet A Diet B

= 21.3 = 13.4

= 2.6 = 1.9

a) Construct a 90% confidence interval on the ratio of the population variances.


b) Construct a 95% confidence interval for the difference in the mean weight loss for
the two diets.
Ans: a(0.60, 6.35) b(5.69, 10.10)

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