Mairon Brandwajn

Professor Huss
QTM – 1310
14 March 2006
HW 11 Ch. 7 and Ch. 8
7.29)
a) A simple way to get a sample of n=200 would be to do a systematic random sample.
We could do a simple random sample of the first 20 and then pull one number out of the
hat. Then, we would pick the next 20th person 200 times.
b) The advantage of selecting a simple random sample is that if use a computer generator
to give us 200 random numbers out of the 4000 we could generate the 200 sample
effectively.
c) The systematic sample will also give us the 200 sample fast and effectively.
d) If we have all the divided lists of people, I would recommend a stratified random
sample. That way we include the opinions of a more diverse student body, such as year,
grade point average, and gender.
e) I would take a cluster sample. I would divide the students into clusters of gender and
year. So I would put all the females in freshman year in one floor and keep the same
pattern for the rest of the students.

7.37)
I would want to know how the survey was conducted. What types of questions were
asked and how they were asked. Through what channels of communication was the
survey taken. Who exactly were the people being surveyed. If I get this information plus
some other minor details I could asses whether there was bias or not, and thus I could
conclude if it is a meaningful survey or not.

8.7)
a) X +- Z(S/sqrt.n) = 0.995 +- 2.58(0.02/sqrt50) = 0.995+-0.0073  (0.9877<m<1.0023)
b) The manager should not complain to the manager because the interval includes 1, the
value indicating the supposed amount of gallons per can.
c) If we construct a confidence interval, then I suppose that the cans being sampled
represent a number of cans from the normal population. Thus, I have to assume that the
cans are normally distributed.
d) 0.995 +- 0.0055  (0.9895<m<1.0005) It doesn’t change my answer to “b” because
the interval still includes 1, the value indicating the supposed amount of gallons per can.
However, though the value still falls in the interval, it is much closer to reaching the
upper tail of the interval. This would help me to proceed with more caution.

8.15)
a) X+-tn-1(S/sqrt.n) = 1.67+-1.9842(0.32/sqrt20) = 1.67+-0.14198  (1.528<m<1.812)
b) If the greeting cards are normally distributed, the store owner can estimate with 95%
confidence that one greeting card is between the value of 1.528 and 1.812; thus, the total
value of her inventory of greeting cards is n* times the assessed interval.
*In this case, “n” is the total number of greeting cards the store owner possesses.