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Chapter 9
9.8 Specify three important properties of the sampling distribution of the mean.
9.9 If we took a random sample of 35 subjects from some population, the associated
sampling distribution of the mean would have the following properties (true or false).
(d) Compared to the population variability, the variability would be reduced by a factor
equal to the square root of 35.
9.13 Given a sample size of 36, how large does the population standard deviation have to
be in order for the standard error to be (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 100
9.14
(a) A random sample of size 144 is taken from the local population of grade-school children.
Each child estimates the number of hours per week spent watching TV. At this point, what
can be said about the sampling distribution?
(b) Assume that a standard deviation, □ , of 8 hours describes the TV estimates for the local
population of schoolchildren. At this point, what can be said about the sampling distribution?
(c) Assume that a mean, □ , of 21 hours describes the TV estimates for the local population
of schoolchildren. Now what can be said about the sampling distribution?
(d) Roughly speaking, the sample means in the sampling distribution should deviate, on
average, about ___ hours from the mean of the sampling distribution and from the mean of
the population.
(e) About 95 percent of the sample means in this sampling distribution should be between
___ hours and ___ hours.
Chapter 10
10.9 The normal range for a widely accepted measure of body size, the body mass index
(BMI), ranges from 18.5 to 25. Using the mid-range BMI score of 21.75 as the null
hypothesized value for the population mean, test this hypothesis at the .01 level of
significance given a random sample of 30 weight-watcher participants who show a mean
BMI 5 22.2 and a standard deviation of 3.1.
10.10 Let’s assume that over the years, a paper and pencil test of anxiety yields a mean
score of 35 for all incoming college freshmen. We wish to deter-mine whether the scores of
a random sample of 20 new freshmen, with a mean of 30 and a standard deviation of 10,
can be viewed as coming from this population. Test at the .05 level of significance.
Chapter 11
11.11 Give two reasons why the research hypothesis is not tested directly.
11.19 How should a projected hypothesis test be modified if you’re particularly concerned
about
11.20 Consult the power curves in Figure 11.7 to estimate the approximate detection rate,
rounded to the nearest tenth, for each of the following situations:
12.7 In Question 10.5 on page 231, it was concluded that the mean salary among the
population of female members of the American Psychological Association is less than that
($82,500) for all comparable members who have a doctorate and teach full time.
(a) Given a population standard deviation of $6,000 and a sample mean salary of $80,100
for a random sample of 100 female members, construct a 99 percent confidence interval for
the mean salary for all female members.
(b) Given this confidence interval, is there any consistent evidence that the mean salary for
all female members falls below $82,500, the mean salary for all members?
12.8 In Review Question 11.12 on page 263, instead of testing a hypothesis, you might
prefer to construct a confidence interval for the mean weight of all 2-pound boxes of candy
during a recent production shift.
(a) Given a population standard deviation of .30 ounce and a sample mean weight of 33.09
ounces for a random sample of 36 candy boxes, construct a 95 percent confidence interval.
(b) Interpret this interval, given the manufacturer’s desire to produce boxes of candy that
on the average exceed 32 ounces.
12.10 Imagine that one of the following 95 percent confidence intervals estimates the
effect of vitamin C on IQ scores:
1 100 102
2 95 99
3 102 106
4 90 111
5 91 98
(a) Which one most strongly supports the conclusion that vitamin C i n creases IQ scores?
(c) Which one most strongly supports the conclusion that vitamin C d e creases IQ scores?
(d) Which one would most likely stimulate the investigator to conduct an additional
experiment using larger sample sizes?