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Suppose you have selected a random sample of n = 5 measurements from a normal distribution. Compare the standard normal z-values with the corresponding t-values if you were forming the following confidence intervals.

a. 80% confidence interval

b. 90% confidence interval

c. 95% confidence interval

d. 98% confidence interval

e. 99% confidence interval

f. Use the table values you obtained in parts a–e to sketch the z- and t-distributions. What are the similarities and differences?

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Answer

  1. 1.28, 1.533
  2. 1.645, 2.132
  3. 1.645, 2.776
  4. 2.33, 4.604
  5. 2.575, 3.707

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01

Computing μ when n is 100

a.

As the given confidence interval is 80%, the significance level will automatically be 20% which means 0.20.

Therefore, it can be said thatα2=0.202

=0.10

. Now the value ofZα2 can be found from the z table, and so the z value is 1.28.

Now the degrees of freedom 4 and sotα2from the table can be found out to be t=1.533.

02

Step 2: Computing μ when n is 100,  x is 4.05 and σ is 0.83

b.

As the given confidence interval is 90%, the significance level will automatically be 10% which means 0.10.

Therefore, it can be said that α2=0.102

=050

. Now the value of can be found from the z table, and so the z value is 1.645.

Now the degrees of freedom 4 and sotα2 from the table can be found to be t=2.132.


03

 Step 3: Determination of the width of the confidence intervals

c.

As the given confidence interval is 95%, the significance level will automatically be 5% which means 0.05.

Therefore, it can be said thatα2=0.052

=0.25

. Now the value of can be found from the z table, and so the z value is 1.645.

Now the degrees of freedom 4 and so from the table can be found to be t=2.776.

04

Determination of the width of the confidence intervals

d.

As the given confidence interval is 98%, the significance level will automatically be 2% which means 0.02.

Therefore, it can be said thatα2=0.022

=0.01

. Now the value of can be found from the z table, and so the z value is 2.33.

Now the degrees of freedom 4 and so from the table can be found to be t=4.604.

05

 Step 5: Determination of the width of the confidence intervals

e.

As the given confidence interval is 99%, the significance level will automatically be 1% which means 0.01.

Therefore, it can be said that α2=0.012

=0.005

. Now the value of can be found from the z table, and so the z value is 2.575.

Now the degrees of freedom 4 and so from the table can be found to be t=3.707.

06

Determining the similarities and differences

f.

The table results in the following sketch.

The similarities deduced from the diagram are: that both z-distribution(pink) and t-distribution(blue) are symmetric, and the centre is at 0. On the other hand, the dissimilarity Is that the z-distribution's top is greater than t-distribution’s top.

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