Post-Test

Encircle the following correct answers.

1. A sample of 30 women finds the mean height to be 62.3 in and the standard deviation to be
1.5 in. Find the margin of error of women's heights with a 95% CL.

a) 1.6990
b) .560
c) .537
d) 19.325

2. The 90% interval for a statistics test was given by 72 +- 7. What is the lower bound for the
interval?

a.) 7
b.) 72
c.) 65
d.) 79

3. Suppose we want to estimate the average weight of an adult male in Dekalb County, Georgia.
We draw a random sample of 1,000 men from a population of 1,000,000 men and weigh them.
We find that the average man in our sample weighs 180 pounds, and the standard deviation of
the sample is 30 pounds. What is the 95% confidence interval.

a) 180 + 1.86
b) 180 + 3.0
c) 180 + 5.88
d) 180 + 30
e) None of the above
4. A sample of 60 apples finds the mean weight 15.5 kg and the standard deviation to be 1.5 in.
Find the margin of error of apple’s weights with a 95% CL.

a) 0.39
b) 0.14
c) 0.38
d) 16.6

5. Suppose we want to estimate the average sleep of an adult female in Toronto, Canada. We
draw a random sample of 500 women from a population of 1,000,000 women and test them.
We find that the average woman in our sample sleep 4000 hours, and the standard deviation
of the sample is 8 hours. What is the 99% confidence interval.

a) 0.54
b) 0.922
c) 1.56
d) None of the Above

6. The 80% interval for a statistics test was given by 80 +- 5. What is the higher bound for the
interval?

a) 90
b) 91
c) 83
d) 85

Scores on an moving exam are normally distributed with a population standard deviation 5.6 .
A random sample of 60 scores on the moving exam has a mean of 32.
Estimate the population mean with
7. 90% Confidence
8. 95% Confidence
9. 99% Confidence
10. The 90% interval for a statistics test was given by 55.5 +- 5. What is the higher bound for the
interval?

a) 50
b) 60
c) 61.5
d) 60.5