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The document contains 10 multiple choice questions related to confidence intervals and margin of error. The questions provide sample sizes, sample proportions, confidence levels, and margin of errors to calculate confidence intervals or determine if a claim is supported.

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Stats and Probablity 6

The document contains 10 multiple choice questions related to confidence intervals and margin of error. The questions provide sample sizes, sample proportions, confidence levels, and margin of errors to calculate confidence intervals or determine if a claim is supported.

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Given the sample size (n=400) and sample proportion 

(p=0.70), find the approximate margin of error


for the 99% confidence interval:

Select one:
a. 0.086
b. 0.039
c. 0.059

d. 0.330
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A survey of 900 people finds that they work on average of 9 hours a day. If the margin of error at
98% confidence level is 1.5 hours. What is the solution to find the lower confidence interval?

Select one:
a. Z score plus less the square root of 9 hours less 1.5 hours
b. None of the choices
c. All of the choices
d. 9 hours less 1.5 hours multiplied by the z score at 98% confidence level

e. 9 hours less 1.5 hours

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A survey of 900 female finds that they sleep on average of 8 hours a day. If the margin of error at
95% confidence level is 1.3 hours. Find the confidence interval?

Select one:
a. 7.34 hours < p < 8.66 hours
b. 4.50 hours < p < 5.89 hours
c. 8.66 hours < p < 11.26 hours

d. 6.70 hours < p < 9.30 hours

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Given the sample size (n=300) and sample proportion (p=0.56), find the approximate margin of error
for the 90% confidence interval:

Select one:
a. 0.039
b. 0.047
c. 0.055

d. 0.069

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A private organization telephone poll of 900 adults, aged 18 and older, living in the country found
that 75% of citizen feel confident in the accuracy of their doctor's advice, and don't feel the need to
check for a second opinion or do additional research. The margin of error for this survey was given
as ±10 percentage points. Find a 90% lower confidence interval estimate of the percent of adults
who feel confident in the accuracy of their doctor’s advice and don’t feel the need to check for a
second opinion.

Select one:
a. 0.0934
b. 0.8932
c. 0.7268

d. 0.4508

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A private organization telephone poll of 900 adults, aged 18 and older, living in the country found
that 75% of citizen feel confident in the accuracy of their doctor's advice, and don't feel the need to
check for a second opinion or do additional research. The margin of error for this survey was given
as ±10 percentage points. Find a 90% upper confidence interval estimate of the percent of adults
who feel confident in the accuracy of their doctor’s advice and don’t feel the need to check for a
second opinion.

Select one:
a. 0.834
b. 0.290
c. 0.329

d. 0.773

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Suppose a new cancer treatment is given to a sample of 500 patients. The treatment was successful
for 300 of the patients. Assume that these patients are representative of the population of individuals
who have this cancer.
Determine a 90% confidence interval for the proportion successful treated.

Select one:
a. 0.834 < p < 0.927
b. 0.640 < p < 0.742
c. 0.564 < p < 0.640

d. 0.742 < p < 0.834

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Lim Electronics claims that the new brand of cellular phone will last for 80,000 hours. A research
company conducted a test on the information. The company randomly select and test 100 cellular
phone. The data from the sample shows that the mean life of the cellular phone is 60,000 hours, with
a standard deviation of 1500 hours. Determine the 95% confidence interval of the mean life of the
cellular phone.

Select one:
a. (59,301 , 60,890)
b. (79,301 , 80,890)
c. (59,706 , 60,294)

d. (79,706 , 80,294)

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Given the problem in item 9, what does the answer tells about?

Select one:
a. The confidence interval support the claim of Lim Electronics.
b. The information is not sufficient to conclude.
c. The confidence interval does not support the claim of Lim Electronics.

d. Lim Electronics can use the survey conducted for their advertisements.
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Suppose a new cancer treatment is given to a sample of 500 patients. The treatment was successful
for 300 of the patients. Assume that these patients are representative of the population of individuals
who have this cancer.
Calculate the sample proportion that was successfully treated.

Select one:
a. 0.30
b. 0.85
c. 0.72

d. 0.60

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