Constructing Confidence Intervals

A sample size of n = 64 is drawn from a population whose standard deviation is σ = 5.6.

Find the margin of error for a 99% confidence interval for µ.

• 1.799

• 1.798

• 1.803

A large sample has mean of 7.1 and Standard Error of 2.3.

Construct a 90% Confidence Interval for the population mean µ (to two decimal places).

• (3.32, 10.88)

• (3.8, 7.1)

• (3.3, 10.9)

• (3.3165, 10.8835)

An IQ test was given to a simple random sample of 75 students at a certain college. The sample mean score was 105.2. Scores on this test are known to have a standard deviation of 10. It is desired to construct a 90% confidence interval for the mean IQ scores of the students at the college.

What is the point estimate?

• 75

• 105.2

• 10

• 0.90

An IQ test was given to a simple random sample of 75 students at a certain college. The sample mean score was 105.2. Scores on this test are known to have a standard deviation of 10. It is desired to construct a 90% confidence interval for the mean IQ scores of the students at the college.

Find the critical value.

• 0.90

• 1.155

• 1.645

• ±1.645

An IQ test was given to a simple random sample of 75 students at a certain college. The sample mean score was 105.2. Scores on this test are known to have a standard deviation of 10. It is desired to construct a 90% confidence interval for the mean IQ scores of the students at the college.

Find the Standard Error.

• 75

• 10

• 105.2

• 1.155

An IQ test was given to a simple random sample of 75 students at a certain college. The sample mean score was 105.2. Scores on this test are known to have a standard deviation of 10. It is desired to construct a 90% confidence interval for the mean IQ scores of the students at the college.

Find the Margin of Error to two decimal places.

• 1.90

• 1.89

• 1.899

• 1.99

The lifetime of a certain type of batter is known to be normally distributed with a standard deviation of 20 hours. A sample of 50 batteries had a mean lifetime of 120.1 hours. It is desired to construct a 99% confidence interval for the mean lifetime of this type of battery.

What is the Confidence Interval to one decimal place?

• (114.5, 125.6)

• (112.8, 127.4)

• (112.82, 127.38)

• (114.56, 125.64)

If the 95% Confidence Interval for a population mean is (114.56, 125.54), then is it likely that the true population mean µ is greater than 130?

• Yes

• No

• Not enough information

• I have no idea what you're asking of me

A population has a standard deviation of σ = 17.3. How large of a sample must be drawn so that a 95% confidence interval for µ will have a Margin of Error equal to 1.4?

• 586.6

• 587

• 586

• 585

Find the Critical Value for an 86% Confidence Level.

• -1.48

• 1.48

• 1.282

• -1.47