De La Salle University – Dasmariñas

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND COMPUTER STUDIES

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
City of Dasmariñas, Cavite

LABORATORY ACTIVITY #3 (Weeks 5 to 6)

Estimation
Score:
NAME: EHRON MARC M. RIVER DATE: May 2, 2021

COURSE/YEAR & SECTION: ECE1 PROF.: ___________________

OBJECTIVES:

1. Compute and interpret the point and interval estimates of parameters.

2. Compute and interpret the length of the interval formed.
3. Solve each problem using Microsoft Excel.

TASKS

Read and understand each item carefully. Identify the appropriate probability distribution and use Microsoft Excel as
a tool to solve each problem.

1. The contents, in milliliters (mL), of 16 similar bottles of Bignay Wine are as follows: 498, 490, 502, 500, 500, 492,
493, 501, 503, 489, 495, 504, 500, 500, 496 and 506. Assuming the contents is normally distributed, determine the
following:

a. The 95% CI for the mean contents of all the bottles of Bignay Wine.

ANSWER:

500.7618
Upperlimit 83
Mean 498.0625
495.3631
Lowerlimit 17
Standard Error 1.2665
Length 5.398766
Median 500
495.363≤µ≤500.7
619  
Mode 500
Standard Deviation 5.0658
Sample Variance 25.6625
Kurtosis -0.7946
Skewness -0.4180
Range 17
Minimum 489
Maximum 506
Sum 7969
Count 16
Confidence 2.699383
Level(95.0%) 2

b. The length of the 95% CI Interval for the mean contents of all the bottles of Bignay Wine.

ANSWER: 5.398766
2. The contents of 10 similar containers of sulfuric acid are 9.8, 10.2, 10.4, 9.8, 10.0, 10.2, 8.5, 8.9, 10.0 and 9.6 liters.
Find a 99% confidence interval for the mean content of all such containers, assuming an approximate normal
distribution for container contents.

ANSWER:

Upperlimit 10.35889248
Mean 9.74
0.19043809 Lowerlimit 9.121107522
Standard Error 1
Length 1.237784956
Median 9.9
9.121107522≤µ≤10.35889248
Mode 9.8
0.60221812
Standard Deviation 2
0.36266666
Sample Variance 7
0.88931873
Kurtosis 3
Skewness -1.26187911
Range 1.9
Minimum 8.5
Maximum 10.4
Sum 97.4
Count 10
0.61889247
Confidence Level(99.0%) 8

3. A random sample of 100 automobile owners shows that an automobile is driven on the average 23,500km per
year, in the state of Virginia, with a standard deviation of 3,900 kilometers.

a. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the average number of km. An automobile is driven annually in
Virginia.

ANSWER:

22495.36≤µ≤24504.6
4
n= 100
sample
mean 23500
SD 3900
CL 99%
alpha 1%
DoF 0.005
 Z(0.005) 2.576
Lowerlimit 22495.36
Upperlimit 24504.64
Length 2009.28

b. What can we assert with 99% confidence about the possible size of our error if we estimate the average
number of km driven by car owners in Virginia to be 23,500 km per year?

ANSWER: Error = 1004.64

4. An engineer developed a new concrete hollow blocks (CHB) use for house construction. He tested 15 samples for
compressive strength, in psi, and obtained the following results: 875, 935, 978, 830, 902, 961, 888, 847, 910, 902,
894, 930, 878, 841 and 839.

a. Find the 90% confidence interval for the mean compressive strength of the new developed CHB.

ANSWER:

Upperlimit 914.228
Mean 894
11.4845652 Lowerlimit 873.772 b. Compute the length of the
Standard Error 1 interval.
873.7721189≤µ≤914.227881
1 ANSWER: Length = 40.456
Median 894
Mode 902
Standard Deviation 44.4795298
1978.42857
Sample Variance 1
Kurtosis -0.58518831
0.30136322
Skewness 7
Range 148
Minimum 830
Maximum 978
Sum 13410
Count 15
Confidence 20.2278811
Level(90.0%) 1