STATS 2B03 Last Name:

Spring 2017
Test 2 First Name:
June 1, 2017
Time Limit: 7:15pm - 8:15pm Student Number:

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the formula sheet attached to this test, and the Z-table attached to this test.

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1. A study wishes to estimate the mean height of males, with 95% confidence, within an
error of 2cm. It is believed that the standard deviation of heights is 4.7cm. What is the
required sample size for this study?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 21
D. 22

2. A study wishes to estimate the proportion of patients who react positively to a med-
ication. The study wishes to have 99% confidence and be correct within an error of
0.03. A precious study estimated that 11% (or 0.11) of patients positively react to the
treatment. What is the required sample size for this study?

A. 591
B. 722
C. 1841
D. 1842
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3. The number of chocolate chips on a cookie follows a Poisson distribution with a mean of
6.5 chips per cookie. If we take a random sample of 49 cookies, what is the probability
that the sample mean number of chips on each cookie will be below 7?

A. 0.0843
B. 0.9147
C. 0.9998
D. 0.5385

4. The probability of developing breast cancer is 0.125 for women. In a random sample of
500 women use the Normal Approximation to the Binomial to estimate what the prob-
ability that less than 75 of the women develop breast cancer.

A. 0.9608
B. 0.9545
C. 0.0526
D. 0.9474

5. A random sample of 9 ten-year-old girls had a mean weight of 70 lbs and a sample
standard deviation of 10 lbs, respectively. Assuming normality, find the 90% CI for .

A. (63.8, 76.2)
B. (62.3, 77.7)
C. (64.5, 75.5)
D. (68.0, 72.0)
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6. Based on the following qq plot what can we say about the normality of the data?
Normal QQ Plot

120
100
80
60
Sample Quantiles

40
20
0
20

3 2 1 0 1 2 3

Theoretical Quantiles

A. The data appears to be normally distributed, because the points on the qq plot fall
along the diagonal line.
B. The data does not appear to be normally distributed, because the points on the qq
plot fall along the diagonal line.
C. The data does not appear to be normally distributed, because the qq plot is not a
bell shape.
D. It is unclear, because the qq plot is not used to assess normality.

7. An engineering class of 877 students has 116 females. Find the 95% confidence interval
for the proportion of female engineering students.

A. (0.1135, 0.1511)
B. (0.1320, 0.1325)
C. (0.1247, 0.1399)
D. (0.1098, 0.1547)

8. We wish to test if the mean time until relapse is over 20 days longer for methadone
patients (Group 1) than patients who received a placebo (Group 2). What is the null
and alternate hypothesis for this test? (Assume the groups are independent.)

A. H 0 : 1 2 < 20 H A : 1 2 > 20
B. H 0 : 1 2 = 20 H A : 1 2 > 20
C. H 0 : 1 2 > 20 H A : 1 2 < 20
D. H 0 : 1 2 = 20 H A : 1 2 20
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9. It is believed that less than 2% of cell phone users develop leukemia. A random sample
found that 928 cell phone users did not develop leukemia and 13 cell phone users devel-
oped leukemia. A hypothesis test was conducted. What is the test statistic?

A. Z = 1.3552
B. Z = 1.3037
C. Z = 1.3037
D. Z = 1.3552

10. A study had the following alternative hypothesis and test statistic: HA : 6= 0, and
Z = 2.87. What is the p-value of this test?

A. 0.9979
B. 0.0021
C. 0.0042
D. 1.9958

11. A study wishes to test the dierence in weight of baby boys vs baby girls. Assume
the two samples are random and independent (with no additional assumptions). What
degrees of freedom are required for the 95% confidence interval?

n x s
Boys 40 7.8 1.5
Girls 32 7.6 1.6

A. 31
B. 39
C. 55
D. 71
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12. A study wants to test HA : 6= 70. The test statistic is Z = 1.16. Using 5% significance
what do we conclude about the hypothesis test? (Use a rejection region).

A. Since 1.16 < 1.645, theres enough evidence to conclude that the mean is below 70.
B. Since 1.16 < 1.96, theres enough evidence to conclude that the mean is equal to 70.
C. Since 1.16 < 1.96, theres enough evidence to conclude that the mean is above 70.
D. Since 1.16 < 1.96, theres insufficient evidence to conclude that the mean is dier-
erent from 70.

13. The lengths of femur bones in newborns is assumed to be normally distributed. It is

claimed that the mean length is 74mm. A random sample of 9 newborns had a mean
femur length of 74.6mm and sample standard deviation of 0.81mm. We wish to test
HA : > 74. What test statistic is used for this hypothesis test?

A. Z = 2.22
B. Z = 2.22
C. T = 2.22
D. T = 2.22

14. Four married couples ages were measured. What test statistic would be used to test if
men in married couples are older than their wives? (Assume this is a random sample,
and the data is normally distributed.)

Couple A B C D
Man 65 30 45 47
Woman 64 28 45 46

A. T = 3.0000
B. T = 4.8990
C. T = 1.2247
D. T = 2.4495
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15. Which of the following is NOT an assumption when using a t distribution (Ie. T ) to
test HA : 6= 0?

A. np > 5 and nq > 0

B. The sample is randomly selected.
C. The population standard deviation is unknown.
D. Either: (i) n > 30 or (ii) the data is normally distributed.

16. This question is marked to denote the point awarded for correctly filling in your student
number on the scantron. (Note: if you have a 7 digit student number you must add 00
to the beginning of your student number.)