MAA 161 STATISTICS FOR SCIENCES STUDENTS

Solutions of Tutorial 8

1. x = 7.5 is the point estimate of .

The 95% confidence interval of is

0.8

7.5 1.96

1500
= (7.4595, 7.54058)
1.6449 80
2. n

25

= 27.7063
= 28

3. The 90% confidence interval of is

2 .8

23.45 1.6449

49

= (22.79, 24.11)
4. x 82.64 , s = 8.49
The 95% confidence interval of is
82.6364 t10,0.025
= 82.6364 2.228

8.4885

11
8.4885
11

= (76.93, 88.34)
5. The 90% confidence interval of is
28 t 4,0.05

= 28 2.132

5
3
5

= (25, 31)
6. The 95% confidence interval of p is
442 562

442
1004 1004
1.96
1004
1004

=(0.4095, 0.4709)
7. The 95% confidence interval of p is

0.421 0.42
1500
= (0.3950, 0.4450)
0.42 1.96

8. The 90% confidence interval of p is

0.40.6
200
= (0.3430, 0.4570)

0.4 1.6449

1.96 2 0.730.27
0.032
= 841.3
= 842

9. n =

1.96 2 0.50.5
0.032
= 1067.1
= 1068

n=