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Chapter 8: Q 38. (page 522)
More cheating Refer to Exercise 36. Calculate and interpret the standard error of for these data.
The value of standard error is.
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Video games A Pew Research Center report on gamers and gaming
estimated that of U.S. adults play video games on a computer, TV, game console, or portable device such as a cell phone. This estimate was based on a random sample of U.S. adults. Construct and interpret a confidence interval for the proportion of all U.S. adults who play video games.
Scientists collect data on the blood cholesterol levels (milligrams per deciliter of blood) of a random sample of laboratory rats. A confidence interval for the mean blood cholesterol level is to . Which of the following would cause the most worry about the validity of this interval?
a. There is a clear outlier in the data.
b. A stem plot of the data shows a mild right skew.
c. You do not know the population standard deviation .
d. The population distribution is not exactly Normal.
e. None of these are a problem when using a interval.
Reading scores in Atlanta The Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) is a
government-sponsored study of student achievement in large urban school districts. TUDA gives a reading test scored from to . A score of is a 鈥渂asic鈥� reading level and a score of is 鈥減roficient.鈥� Scores for a random sample of eighth-graders in Atlanta had a mean of with standard deviation of
a. Construct and interpret a confidence interval for the mean reading test score of all Atlanta eighth-graders.
b. Based on your interval from part (a), is there convincing evidence that the mean reading test score for all Atlanta eighth-graders is less than the basic level? Explain your answer.
We love football! A Gallup poll conducted telephone interviews with a random sample of adults aged 18 and older. Data were obtained for 1000 people. Of these, 370 said that football is their favorite sport to watch on television.
a. Define the parameter p in this setting.
b. What point estimator will you use to estimate p? What is the value of the point estimate?
c. Do you believe that the value of the point estimate is equal to the value of p? Explain your answer.
Prom totals Use your interval from Exercise 39 to construct and interpret a
confidence interval for the total number of seniors planning to go to the prom.
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