EXERCISES FOR SECTION CHAPTER 8.

1 (sample size 1)
Question 1
The standard IQ test has a mean of 106 and a standard deviation of 12. We want to be 90% certain that
we are within 4 IQ points of the true mean. Determine the required sample size.
Select one:
a. 25 b. 34 c.130 d. 6
Question 2
A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of infants. How large a sample must
she select if she desires to be 95% confident that the true mean is within 4 ounces of the sample mean? The
standard deviation of the birth weights is known to be 7 ounces.
Select one:
a. 6 b. 3 c. 7 d. 12
Question 3
The Hilbert Drug Store owner plans to survey a random sample of his customers with the objective of
estimating the mean dollars spent on pharmaceutical products during the past three months. He has
assumed that the population standard deviation is known to be $14.50. Given this information, what would
be the required sample size if we want the total width of the two-side confidence interval on mean to be $4
at 95 percent confidence?
Select one:
a. 202 b. 163 c. 231 d. 16
Question 4
Past experience indicates that the standard deviation in the time it takes for a "fast lube" operation to actually
complete the lube and oil change for customers is 3.00 minutes. The manager wishes to estimate the mean
time with 99% confidence and a total width of the two-side confidence interval on mean to be 1 minute. Given
this, what must the sample size be?
Select one:
a. Nearly 500 b. Approximately 366 c. About 239 d. None of the above.

Question 5
If a manager believes that the required sample size is too large for a situation in which she desires to estimate
the mean income of blue collar workers in a state, which of the following would lead to a reduction in sample
size?
Select one:
a. Allow a higher margin of error
b. Reduce the level of confidence
c. Somehow reduce the variation in the population (reduce variance)
d. All of the above.
Question 6
A university is interested in estimating the mean time that students spend at the student recreation center
per week. A previous study indicated that the standard deviation in time is about 30 minutes per week. If
the officials wish to estimate the mean time within 8 minutes with a 90 percent confidence, what should
the sample size be?
Select one:
a. Can't be determined without knowing how many students there are at the university.
b. 39
c. 302
d. 44
e. 62
Question 7
In order to set rates, an insurance company is trying to estimate the number of sick days that full time
workers at an auto repair shop take per year. A previous study indicated that the standard deviation was
3.2 days. How large a sample must be selected if the company wants to be 95% confident that the true
mean differs from the sample mean by no more than 2 day? Let z0.05 = 1.96.
Select one:
a. 10
b. 9
c. 141
d. 31
Question 8
In order to efficiently bid on a contract, a contractor wants to be 99% confident that his error is less than
two hours in estimating the average time it takes to install tile flooring. Previous contracts indicate that
the standard deviation is 5 hours. How large a sample must be selected? Let z0.005 = 2.58.
Select one:
a. 40 b. 41 c. 42 d. 43

Question 9
In order to fairly set flat rates for auto mechanics, a shop foreman needs to estimate the average time it
takes to replace a fuel pump in a car. How large a sample must he select if he wants to be 99% confident
that the true average time is within 8 minutes of the sample average? Assume the standard deviation of all
times is 21 minutes. Let z0.005 = 2.58.
Select one:
a. 47 b. 46 c. 45 d. 48

Question 10
A Professor at Hanoi Medical University is interested in estimating the birth weight of infants. How large a
sample must he select if he desires to be 99% confident that the true mean is within 0.1 kilograms of the
sample mean? A past experience indicates that the standard deviation of the birth weights is known to be
0.7 kilograms. Let z0.005 = 2.58.
a. 300 b. 327 c. 319 d. 301
 EXERCISES FOR SECTION CHAPTER 8.1 (sample size 2)

Question 1
A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students that are female. A
random sample of 100 statistics students generated the following 99% confidence interval: (0.438,
0.642). Using the information above, what total size sample would be necessary if we wanted to
estimate the true proportion to within 0.04 using 95% confidence?
Select one:
a. 105 b. 150 c. 420 d. 597
Question 2
A researcher at a major hospital wishes to estimate the proportion of the adult population of the
United States that has high blood pressure. How large a sample is needed in order to be 95% confident
that the sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 5%?
Select one:
a. 378 b. 755 c. 385 d. 267
Question 3
A pollster wishes to estimate the proportion of United States voters who favor capital punishment.
How large a sample is needed in order to be 98% confident that the sample proportion will not
differ from the true proportion by more than 4%?
Select one:
a. 2135 b. 846 c. 1068 d. 752
Question 4
A private opinion poll is conducted for a politician to determine what proportion of the population
favors decriminalizing marijuana possession. How large a sample is needed in order to be 97%
confident that the sample proportion will not differ from the true proportion by more than 7%?
Select one:
a. 461 b. 241 c. 921 d. 378
Question 5
A manufacturer of golf equipment wishes to estimate the number of left-handed golfers. How large a
sample is needed in order to be 95% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from the
true proportion by more than 2%? A previous study indicates that the proportion of left-handed
golfers is 15%.
Select one:
a. 1225 b. 153 c. 217 d. 241

Question 6
A researcher wishes to estimate the number of households with two cars. How large a sample is
needed in order to be 98% confident that the sample proportion will not differ from the true
proportion by more than 6%? A previous study indicates that the proportion of households with two
cars is 25%.
Select one:
a. 779 b. 1448 c. 283 d. 1101
Question 7
A local men's clothing store is being sold. The buyers are trying to estimate the percentage of items
that are outdated. They will randomly sample among its 100000 items in order to determine the
proportion of merchandise that is outdated. The current owners have never determined their
outdated percentage and can not help the buyers. Approximately how large a sample do the buyers
need in order to insure that they are 94% confident that the error is within 1%?
Select one:
a. 1842 b. 7368 c. 8836 d. 3684
Question 8
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control legislation is reflecting the
will of a minority of Americans. A previous random sample of 4000 citizens yielded 2500 who are in favor
of gun control legislation. How many citizens would need to be sampled if a 94% confidence interval
was desired to estimate the true proportion to within 5%?
Select one:
a. 379 b. 385 c. 354 d. 332
Question 9
The State Transportation Department is interested in estimating the proportion of vehicle owners that
are operating vehicles without the required liability insurance. If they wish to estimate the population
proportion within ± 0.08 and use 96 percent confidence, what is the largest random sample that they
will need?
Select one:
a. About 165 b. About 2,401 c. About 600 d. About 320
Question 10
A manager wishes to estimate the proportion of parts in his inventory that are in proper working
order. However, the sample size that he has been informed he will need exceeds his budget. Which of
the following steps might he take to reduce the required sample size?
Select one:
a. Increase the confidence level b. None of the others.
c. Decrease the desired error d. Use a smaller point estimate
Question 11
A regional hardware chain is interested in estimating the proportion of their customers who own their
own homes. There is some evidence to suggest that the proportion might be around 0.825. Given this,
what sample size is required if they wish a 94 percent confidence level with a error of ± 0.025?
Select one:
a. About 1,300 b. About 910 c. About 817 d. About
100
Question 12
Suppose that an internal report submitted to the managers at a bank in Boston showed that with
95% confidence, the proportion of the bank's customers who also have accounts at one or more
other banks is between 0.40 and 0.46. Given this information, what sample size was used to arrive at
this estimate?
Select one:
a. Can't be determined without more information. b. Approximately 1,066
c. Approximately 700 d. Approximately 344
 EXERCISES FOR SECTION CHAPTER 8.2

Question 1
Suppose a 95% confidence interval for μ turns out to be (1000, 1900). Give a definition of what it
means to be "95% confident" in an inference.
Select one:
a. In repeated sampling, the population parameter would fall in the given interval 95% of the time.
b. 95% of the observations in the entire population fall in the given interval.
c. In repeated sampling, 95% of the intervals constructed would contain the population mean.
d. 95% of the observations in the sample fall in the given interval.

Question 2
Suppose a 99% confidence interval for population mean turns out to be (1500, 2200). To make
more useful inferences from the data, it is desired to reduce the width of the confidence interval.
Which of the following will result in a reduced interval width?
Select one:
a. Both increase the sample size and decrease the confidence level.
b. Decrease the confidence level.
c. Increase the sample size.
d. Both increase the confidence level and decrease the sample size.
Question 3
An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular region. The
population standard deviation is known to be $1000. A random sample of 59 individuals resulted
in an average income of $21000. What is the width of the 90% confidence interval?
Select one:
a. $428.32 b. $465.23 c. $232.60 d. $364.30
Question 4
A 99% confidence interval estimate can be interpreted to mean that

(i) if all possible samples are taken and confidence interval estimates are developed, 99% of them would
include the true population mean somewhere within their interval.

(ii) we have 99% confidence that we have selected a sample whose interval does include the population
mean.
Select one:
a. (ii) b. Both of (i) and (ii) c. (i) d. Neither (i) nor (ii)
Question 5
If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the population mean based on a sample of n = 12
where the standard deviation of the sample s = 3.25, the critical value of t will be
Select one:
a. 2.4922. b. 3.1058 c. 2.7969. d. 2.7874.
Question 6
It is desired to estimate the average total compensation of CEOs. Data were randomly collected from
32 CEOs and the 95% confidence interval was calculated to be ($3 212 540, $6 020 240). Which of the
following interpretations is correct?
Select one:
a. We are 95% confident that the average total compensation of all CEOs falls in the interval $3 212
540 to $6 020 240.
b. 95% of the sampled total compensation values fell between $3 212 540 to $6 020 240.
c. We are 95% confident that the mean of the sampled CEOs falls in the interval $3 212 540 to $6 020
240.
d. In the population of CEOs, 95% of them will have total compensations that fall in the interval $3
212 540 to $6 020 240.
Question 7
Compute the critical value 𝑍𝛼/2 that corresponds to a 94% level of confidence.
Select one:
a. 1.645 b. 1.88 c. 2.33 d. 1.96
Question 8
In a sample of 25 randomly selected women, it was found that their mean height was 65.2 inches.
From previous studies, it is assumed that the standard deviation is 2.4. Construct the 97%
confidence interval for the population mean.
Select one:
a. (58.1, 67.3) b. (64.2, 66.2) c. (61.9, 64.9) d. (59.7, 66.5)
Question 9
A random sample of 169 students has a grade point average with a mean of 6.6 and with a population
standard deviation of 0.8. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population mean, μ.
Select one:
a. (2.31, 3.88) b. (6.71, 8.01) c. (6.46, 6.74) d. (5.43, 7.79)

Question 10
A random sample of 42 students has a mean annual earnings of $1200 and a population standard
deviation of $230. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ.
Select one:
a. ($1087, $2346) b. ($1130, $1270) c. ($1110, $2330) d. ($210, $110)

Question 11
A random sample of 68 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life of 600 hours with a population standard
deviation of 25 hours. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean.
Select one:
a. (536.9, 653.1) b. (594.1, 605.9) c. (512.0, 768.0) d. (539.6, 551.2)
Question 12
A group of 65 randomly selected students has a mean age of 20.5 years with a population standard
deviation of 2.7. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population mean.
Select one:
a. (21.1, 23.7) b. (18.8, 26.3) c. (19.8, 25.1) d. (19.7, 21.3)
 EXERCISES FOR SECTION CHAPTER 8.3

Question 1
The grade point averages for 10 randomly selected high school students are listed below and has
mean of 2.54 and standard deviation of 1.11. Assume the grade point averages are normally
distributed. Find a 98% confidence interval for the true mean.
Select one:
a. (1.55, 3.53) b. (0.67, 1.81) c. (3.11, 4.35) d. (2.12, 3.14)
Question 2
A local bank needs information concerning the checking account balances of its customers. A random
sample of 18 accounts was checked. The mean balance was $600.70 with a standard deviation of
$196.20. Find a 98% confidence interval for the true mean. Assume that the account balances are
normally distributed.
Select one:
a. ($487.31, $563.80) b. ($481.99, $719.40) c. ($513.17, $860.33) d. ($438.23, $726.41)

Question 3
A sample of 28 teachers had mean annual earnings of $3450 with a standard deviation of $600.
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population has a normal
distribution.
Select one:
a. ($2803, $3437) b. ($1324, $3567) c. ($2135, $4567) d. ($3217, $3682)
Question 4
A random sample of 15 students has a grade point average of 2.86 with a standard deviation of 0.78.
Construct the confidence interval for the population mean at a significant level of 90% . Assume the
population has a normal distribution.
Select one:
a. (2.51, 3.21) b. (2.28, 3.66) c. (2.41, 3.42) d. (2.37, 3.56)
Question 5
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population has a normal
distribution. A sample of 28 randomly selected students has a mean test score of 82.5 with a standard
deviation of 9.2.
Select one:
a. (56.12, 78.34) b. (78.93, 86.07) c. (66.35, 69.89) d. (77.29, 85.71)
Question 6
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population has a normal
distribution. A random sample of 24 fluorescent light bulbs has a mean life of 665 hours with a standard
deviation of 24 hours.
Select one:
a. (876.2, 981.5) b. (654.9, 675.1) c. (531.2, 612.9) d. (628.5, 661.5)
Question 7
Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population has a normal
distribution. A group of 29 randomly selected students has a mean age of 20.4 years with a standard
deviation of 3.5 years.
Select one:
a. (17.2, 23.6) b. (16.3, 26.9) c. (19.9, 24.9) d. (18.6, 22.2)
Question 8
Construct a 96% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population has a normal
distribution. A study of 31 bowlers showed that their average score was 187 with a standard deviation of
8.
Select one:
a. (222.3, 256.1) b. (186.3, 197.7) c. (115.4, 158.8) d. (183.9, 190.1)
Question 9
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean, μ. Assume the population has a normal
distribution. In a recent study of 22 eighth graders, the mean number of hours per week that they watched
television was 20.5 with a standard deviation of 4.6 hours.
Select one:
a. (17.47, 21.73) b. (5.87, 7.98) c. (19.62, 23.12) d. (18.81, 22.19)
Question 10
A random sample of 10 parking meters in a beach community showed the following incomes for a day.
Assume the incomes are normally distributed.

$6.30 $6.75 $4.25 $3.60 $4.50 $2.80 $8.00 $3.00 $2.60 $5.20

Find the 95% confidence interval for the true mean.

Select one:
a. ($1.35, $2.85) b. ($3.39, $6.01) c. ($2.11, $5.34) d. ($4.81, $6.31)
 EXERCISES FOR SECTION CHAPTER 8.4(variance)

Question 1
Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation σ of a random sample of 25
men who have a mean weight of 170.4 pounds with a standard deviation of 10.3 pounds. Assume the
population is normally distributed.
Select one:
a. (7.9, 15.0) b. (8.0, 14.3) c. (56.9, 263.9) d. (7.5, 16.2)

Question 2
Assume that the heights of men are normally distributed. A random sample of 19 men have a mean height of
65.5 inches and a standard deviation of 3.0 inches. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population
standard deviation σ
Select one:
a. (2.2, 5.4) b. (2.1, 5.1) c. (1.2, 3.2) d. (2.2, 5.8)

Question 3
Assume that the heights of women are normally distributed. A random sample of 35 women have a mean
height of 62.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.8 inches. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the
population variance 𝜎 2
Select one:
a. (3.3, 15.6) b. (1.8, 3.9) c. (3.5, 16.4) d. (4.8, 15.0)
Question 4
The mean replacement time for a random sample of 21 microwave ovens is 8.6 years with a standard deviation
of 2.7 years. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the population variance 𝜎 2 Assume the data are
normally distributed
Select one:
a. (3.9, 17.7) b. (1.2, 9.7) c. (3.1, 22.5) d. (3.2, 26.3)
Question 5
A student randomly selects 22 CDs at a store. The mean is $8.5 with a standard deviation of $1.25. Construct a
95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation 𝜎. Assume the data are normally distributed.
Select one:
a. ($0.43, $1.32) b. ($1.03, $2.74) c. ($0.96, $1.79) d. ($1.76, $3.10)
Question 6
A sample of the grade point averages for 10 randomly selected students has mean of 6.7 and standard deviation
of 1.0. Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population standard deviation 𝜎. Assume the data are
normally distributed.
Select one:
a. (0.73, 1.65) b. (0.32, 0.85) c. (1.10, 2.01) d. (0.81, 1.83)
Question 7
The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat. Such bats are roughly the size of a large bumblebee. A
sample of the weights for 5 randomly selected bats has standard deviation of 0.33. Assume that the weights
of the bats are normally distributed. Construct a 98% confidence interval of the standard deviation of weights
for all such bats
Select one:
a. None of the other choices is correct b. (0.18; 1.21) c. (0.03; 1.44) d. (0.10; 1.50)
Question 8
The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat. Such bats are roughly the size of a large bumblebee. A
sample of the weights for 5 randomly selected bats has standard deviation of 0.33. Assume that the weights of the
bats are normally distributed. Construct a 98% lower confidence bound for the standard deviation of weights for
all such bats.
Select one:
a. 0.036 b. 0.279 c. 0.193 d. None of the other choices is correcte. 0.149
Question 9
The waiting times (in minutes) of customers at the TienPhong Bank, where customers enter a single waiting line that
feeds three teller windows, are normally distributed. A random sample of 6 has mean of 7.07 and standard deviation
of 0.53. Construct a 94% upper confidence bound for the population standard deviation
Select one:
a. 2.35 b. 1.06 c. 1.35 d. None of the other choices is correct
Question 10
We consider salaries of 45 college graduates who took a statistics course in college. Based on these data we have a
sample variance of $25,150. Find 99% upper confidence bound for
Select one:
a. None of the other choices is correct b. 44,000 c. 44,550 d. 16,000 e. 16,105
 EXERCISES FOR SECTION CHAPTER 8.4(proportion)
Question 1
An article a Florida newspaper reported on the topics that teenagers most want to discuss with their parents.
The findings, the results of a poll, showed that 46% would like more discussion about the family's financial
situation, 37% would like to talk about school, and 30% would like to talk about religion. These and other
percentages were based on a national sampling of 549 teenagers. Estimate the proportion of all teenagers
who want more family discussions about school. Use a 99% confidence level.
Select one:
a. (0.368, 0.372) b. (0.628, 0.632) c. (0.577, 0.683) d. (0.317, 0.423)
Question 2
Many people think that a national lobby's successful fight against gun control legislation is reflecting the
will of a minority of Americans. A random sample of 4000 citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun
control legislation. Estimate the true proportion of all Americans who are in favor of gun control legislation
using a 90% confidence interval.
Select one:
a. (0.5496, 0.5754) b. (0.4375, 0.8423) c. (0.1577, 0.9673) d. (0.4246, 0.4504)
Question 3
A university dean is interested in determining the proportion of students who receive some sort of financial
aid. Rather than examine the records for all students, the dean randomly selects 200 students and finds that
118 of them are receiving financial aid. Use a 95% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion of
students on financial aid.
Select one:
a. (0.522, 0.658) b. (0.116, 1.064) c. (0.588, 0.592) d. (0.585, 0.595)
Question 4
Of 900 randomly selected cases of lung cancer, 360 resulted in death within five years. Construct a 95%
two-sided confidence interval on the death rate from lung cancer.
Select one:
a. (0.37, 0.95) b. (0.12, 0.95) c. (0.12, 0.43) d. (0.37, 0.43)

Question 5
A random sample of 60 suspension helmets used by motorcycle riders and automobile race-car drivers was
subjected to an impact test, and on 15 of these helmets some damage was observed. Find a 95% two-sided
confidence interval on the true proportion of helmets of this type that would show damage from this test.
Select one:
a. (0.14, 0.68) b. (0.01, 0.68) c. (0.14, 0.36) d. (0.01, 0.36)

Question 6
A survey of 200 homeless persons showed that 35 were veterans. Construct a 90% confidence interval for
the proportion of homeless persons who are veterans.
Select one:
a. (0.13, 0.22) b. (0.03, 0.35) c. (0.03, 0.22) d. (0.13, 0.35)
Question 7
A manufacturer of electronic calculators is interested in estimating the fraction of defective units
produced. A random sample of 1500 calculators contains 15 defectives. Compute a 99% upper-
confidence bound on the fraction defective
Select one:
a. 0.003 ≤ p ≤ 0.017 b. 0.003 ≤ p c. p ≤ 0.016 d. 0.004 ≤ p ≤ 0.016

Question 8
The fraction of defective integrated circuits produced in a photolithography process is being studied. A
random sample of 200 circuits is tested, revealing 8 defectives. Find a 95% two-sided confidence interval
on the fraction of defective circuits produced by this particular tool.
Select one:
a. (0.003, 0.085) b. (0.013, 0.067) c. (0.013, 0.085) d. (0.003, 0.067)