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N ( 244 , 15 50 ) N ( 244 , 15 50 )

As the sample size increases, there will be less variability in the mean, so the interval size decreases.

X is the time in minutes it takes to complete the U.S. Census short form. X ¯ X ¯ is the mean time it took a sample of 200 people to complete the U.S. Census short form.

CI: (7.9441, 8.4559)

The level of confidence would decrease, because decreasing n makes the confidence interval wider, so at the same error bound, the confidence level decreases.

• x ¯ x ¯ = 2.2

X ¯ X ¯ is the mean weight of a sample of 20 heads of lettuce.

EBM = 0.07 CI: (2.1264, 2.2736)

The interval is greater, because the level of confidence increased. If the only change made in the analysis is a change in confidence level, then all we are doing is changing how much area is being calculated for the normal distribution. Therefore, a larger confidence level results in larger areas and larger intervals.

The confidence level would increase.

(24.52,36.28)

We are 95 percent confident that the true mean age for winter Foothill College students is between 24.52 and 36.28.

The error bound for the mean would decrease, because as the CL decreases, you need less area under the normal curve (which translates into a smaller interval) to capture the true population mean.

X is the number of hours a patient waits in the emergency room before being called back to be examined. X ¯ X ¯ is the mean wait time of 70 patients in the emergency room.

CI: (1.3808, 1.6192)

• x ¯ x ¯ = 151
• s x s x = 32
• n – 1 = 107

X ¯ X ¯ is the mean number of hours spent watching television per month from a sample of 108 Americans.

CI: (142.92, 159.08)

(2.93, 3.59)

We are 95 percent confident that the true mean number of colors for national flags is between 2.93 colors and 3.59 colors.

The error bound would become EBM = 0.245. This error bound decreases, because as sample sizes increase, variability decreases, and we need less interval length to capture the true mean.

It would decrease, because the z -score would decrease, which would reduce the numerator and lower the number.

X is the number of successes where the woman makes the majority of the purchasing decisions for the household. P ′ is the percentage of households sampled where the woman makes the majority of the purchasing decisions for the household.

CI: (0.5321, 0.6679)

EBM : 0.0679

X is the number of successes where an executive prefers a truck. P ′ is the percentage of executives sampled who prefer a truck.

CI: (0.19432, 0.33068)

EBM : 0.0707

The sampling error means that the true mean can be 2 percent above or below the sample mean.

P ′ is the proportion of voters sampled who said the economy is the most important issue in the upcoming election.

CI: (0.62735, 0.67265);

EBM: 0.02265

the number of girls, ages 8 to 12, in the 5 p.m. Monday night beginning ice-skating class

P ′ ~ N ( 0.8 , ( 0.8 ) ( 0.2 ) 80 ) P ′ ~ N ( 0.8 , ( 0.8 ) ( 0.2 ) 80 )

CI = (0.72171, 0.87829).

(0.72; 0.88)

With 92 percent confidence, we estimate the proportion of girls, ages 8 to 12, in a beginning ice-skating class at the Ice Chalet to be between 72 percent and 88 percent.

The error bound would increase. Assuming all other variables are kept constant, as the confidence level increases, the area under the curve corresponding to the confidence level becomes larger, which creates a wider interval and thus a larger error.

• X is the height of a Swedish male, and is the mean height from a sample of 48 Swedish males.
• Normal. We know the standard deviation for the population, and the sample size is greater than 30.
• CI: (70.151, 71.49)
• EBM = 0.849
• The confidence interval will decrease in size, because the sample size increased. Recall, when all factors remain unchanged, an increase in sample size decreases variability. Thus, we do not need as large an interval to capture the true population mean.
• x ¯ x ¯ = 23.6
• X is the time needed to complete an individual tax form. X ¯ X ¯ is the mean time to complete tax forms from a sample of 100 customers.
• N ( 23.6 , 7 100 ) N ( 23.6 , 7 100 ) because we know sigma.
• (22.228, 24.972)
• EBM = 1.372
• It will need to change the sample size. The firm needs to determine what the confidence level should be and then apply the error bound formula to determine the necessary sample size.
• The confidence level would increase as a result of a larger interval. Smaller sample sizes result in more variability. To capture the true population mean, we need to have a larger interval.
• According to the error bound formula, the firm needs to survey 206 people. Because we increase the confidence level, we need to increase either our error bound or the sample size.
• X is the number of letters a single camper will send home. X ¯ X ¯ is the mean number of letters sent home from a sample of 20 campers.

N 7.9 ( 2.5 20 ) 7.9 ( 2.5 20 )

• CI: (6.98, 8.82)
• The error bound and confidence interval will decrease.
• x ¯ x ¯ = $568,873
• CL = 0.95, α = 1 – 0.95 = 0.05, z α 2 z α 2 = 1.96 EBM = z 0.025 σ n z 0.025 σ n = 1.96 909200 40 909200 40 = $281,764

Alternate solution:

Using the TI-83, 83+, 84, 84+ Calculator

• Press STAT and arrow over to TESTS .
• Arrow down to 7:ZInterval .
• Press ENTER .
• Arrow to Stats and press ENTER .
• σ : 909,200
• x ¯ x ¯ : 568,873
• Arrow down to Calculate and press ENTER .
• The confidence interval is ($287,114, $850,632).
• Notice the small difference between the two solutions—these differences are simply due to rounding error in the hand calculations.
• We estimate with 95 percent confidence that the mean amount of contributions received from all individuals by House candidates is between $287,109 and $850,637.

Use the formula for EBM , solved for n : n =   z 2 σ 2 E B M 2 n =   z 2 σ 2 E B M 2

From the statement of the problem, you know that σ = 2.5, and you need EBM = 1.

z = z 0.035 = 1.812.

(This is the value of z for which the area under the density curve to the right of z is 0.035.)

n =   z 2 σ 2 E B M 2 = 1.812 2 2.5 2 1 2   ≈   20.52 . n =   z 2 σ 2 E B M 2 = 1.812 2 2.5 2 1 2   ≈   20.52 .

You need to measure at least 21 male students to achieve your goal.

• CI: (6244, 11,014)
• It will become smaller.
• x ¯ x ¯ = 2.51
• s x s x = 0.318
• The effective length of time for a tranquilizer
• The mean effective length of time of tranquilizers from a sample of nine patients
• We need to use a Student’s t -distribution, because we do not know the population standard deviation.
• CI: (2.27, 2.76)
• Check student's solution.
• If we were to sample many groups of nine patients, 95 percent of the samples would contain the true population mean length of time.

x ¯ = $ 251 , 854.23 ; x ¯ = $ 251 , 854.23 ;

s =   $ 521 , 130.41 . s =   $ 521 , 130.41 .

Note that we are not given the population standard deviation, only the standard deviation of the sample.

There are 30 measures in the sample, so n = 30, and df = 30 - 1 = 29.

CL = 0.96, so α = 1 - CL = 1 - 0.96 = 0.04.

α 2 = 0.02 t α 2 = t 0.02 α 2 = 0.02 t α 2 = t 0.02 = 2.150.

E B M = t α 2 ( s n ) = 2.150 ( 521 , 130.41 30 )   ~   $ 204 , 561.66 . E B M = t α 2 ( s n ) = 2.150 ( 521 , 130.41 30 )   ~   $ 204 , 561.66 .

x ¯ x ¯ - EBM = $251,854.23 - $204,561.66 = $47,292.57.

x ¯ x ¯ + EBM = $251,854.23 + $204,561.66 = $456,415.89.

We estimate with 96 percent confidence that the mean amount of money raised by all Leadership PACs during the 2011–2012 election cycle lies between $47,292.57 and $456,415.89.

Alternate Solution

The difference between solutions arises from rounding differences.

• X is the number of unoccupied seats on a single flight. X ¯ X ¯ is the mean number of unoccupied seats from a sample of 225 flights.
• We will use a Student’s t-distribution, because we do not know the population standard deviation.
• CI: (11.12 , 12.08)
• CI: (7.64, 9.36)
• The sample should have been increased.
• Answers will vary.
• The sample size would need to be increased, because the critical value increases as the confidence level increases.

X = the number of people who believe that the president is doing an acceptable job;

P ′ = the proportion of people in a sample who believe that the president is doing an acceptable job.

• N ( 0.61 , ( 0.61 ) ( 0.39 ) 1200 ) N ( 0.61 , ( 0.61 ) ( 0.39 ) 1200 )
• CI: (0.59, 0.63)
• Check student’s solution.
• (0.72, 0.82)
• (0.65, 0.76)
• (0.60, 0.72)
• Yes, the intervals (0.72, 0.82) and (0.65, 0.76) overlap, and the intervals (0.65, 0.76) and (0.60, 0.72) overlap.
• We can say that there does not appear to be a significant difference between the proportion of Asian adults who say that their families would welcome a white person into their families and the proportion of Asian adults who say that their families would welcome a Latino person into their families.
• We can say that there is a significant difference between the proportion of Asian adults who say that their families would welcome a white person into their families and the proportion of Asian adults who say that their families would welcome a black person into their families.
• X = the number of adult Americans who believe that crime is the main problem; P′ = the proportion of adult Americans who believe that crime is the main problem.
• Because we are estimating a proportion, that P′ = 0.2 and n = 1,000, the distribution we should use is N ( 0.2 , ( 0.2 ) ( 0.8 ) 1000 ) N ( 0.2 , ( 0.2 ) ( 0.8 ) 1000 ) .
• CI: (0.18, 0.22)
• One way to lower the sampling error is to increase the sample size.
• The stated ± 3 percent represents the maximum error bound. This means that those doing the study are reporting a maximum error of 3 percent. Thus, they estimate the percentage of adult Americans who the percentage of adult Americans who that crime is the main problem to be between 18 percent and 22 percent.
• p′ = (0 .55 + 0 .49) 2 (0 .55 + 0 .49) 2 = 0.52; EBP = 0.55 – 0.52 = 0.03
• No, the confidence interval includes values less than or equal to 0.50. It is possible that less than half of the population believe this.

STAT TESTS A: 1-PropZinterval with x = (0.52)(1,000), n = 1,000, CL = 0.75.

Answer is (0.502, 0.538).

• Yes, this interval does not fall below 0.50, so we can conclude that at least half of all American adults believe that major sports programs corrupt education – but we do so with only 75 percent confidence.

CL = 0.95; α = 1 – 0.95 = 0.05; α 2 α 2 = 0.025; z α 2 z α 2 = 1.96. Use p ′ = q ′ = 0.5.

n =   z α 2 2 p ′ q ′ E B P 2 =   1.96 2 ( 0.5 ) ( 0.5 ) 0.05 2 = 384.16 . n =   z α 2 2 p ′ q ′ E B P 2 =   1.96 2 ( 0.5 ) ( 0.5 ) 0.05 2 = 384.16 .

You need to interview at least 385 students to estimate the proportion to within 5 percent at 95 percent confidence.

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1.1 Definitions of Statistics, Probability, and Key Terms

For each of the following eight exercises, identify: a. the population, b. the sample, c. the parameter, d. the statistic, e. the variable, and f. the data. Give examples where appropriate.

A fitness center is interested in the mean amount of time a client exercises in the center each week.

Ski resorts are interested in the mean age that children take their first ski and snowboard lessons. They need this information to plan their ski classes optimally.

A cardiologist is interested in the mean recovery period of her patients who have had heart attacks.

Insurance companies are interested in the mean health costs each year of their clients, so that they can determine the costs of health insurance.

A politician is interested in the proportion of voters in his district who think he is doing a good job.

A marriage counselor is interested in the proportion of clients she counsels who stay married.

Political pollsters may be interested in the proportion of people who will vote for a particular cause.

A marketing company is interested in the proportion of people who will buy a particular product.

Use the following information to answer the next three exercises: A Lake Tahoe Community College instructor is interested in the mean number of days Lake Tahoe Community College math students are absent from class during a quarter.

What is the population she is interested in?

• all Lake Tahoe Community College students
• all Lake Tahoe Community College English students
• all Lake Tahoe Community College students in her classes
• all Lake Tahoe Community College math students

Consider the following:

\(X\) = number of days a Lake Tahoe Community College math student is absent

In this case, \(X\) is an example of a:

• population.

The instructor’s sample produces a mean number of days absent of 3.5 days. This value is an example of a:

1.2 Data, Sampling, and Variation in Data and Sampling

For the following exercises, identify the type of data that would be used to describe a response (quantitative discrete, quantitative continuous, or qualitative), and give an example of the data.

number of tickets sold to a concert

percent of body fat

favorite baseball team

time in line to buy groceries

number of students enrolled at Evergreen Valley College

most-watched television show

brand of toothpaste

distance to the closest movie theatre

age of executives in Fortune 500 companies

number of competing computer spreadsheet software packages

Use the following information to answer the next two exercises: A study was done to determine the age, number of times per week, and the duration (amount of time) of resident use of a local park in San Jose. The first house in the neighborhood around the park was selected randomly and then every 8th house in the neighborhood around the park was interviewed.

“Number of times per week” is what type of data?

• qualitative (categorical)
• quantitative discrete
• quantitative continuous

“Duration (amount of time)” is what type of data?

Airline companies are interested in the consistency of the number of babies on each flight, so that they have adequate safety equipment. Suppose an airline conducts a survey. Over Thanksgiving weekend, it surveys six flights from Boston to Salt Lake City to determine the number of babies on the flights. It determines the amount of safety equipment needed by the result of that study.

• Using complete sentences, list three things wrong with the way the survey was conducted.
• Using complete sentences, list three ways that you would improve the survey if it were to be repeated.

Suppose you want to determine the mean number of students per statistics class in your state. Describe a possible sampling method in three to five complete sentences. Make the description detailed.

Suppose you want to determine the mean number of cans of soda drunk each month by students in their twenties at your school. Describe a possible sampling method in three to five complete sentences. Make the description detailed.

List some practical difficulties involved in getting accurate results from a telephone survey.

List some practical difficulties involved in getting accurate results from a mailed survey.

With your classmates, brainstorm some ways you could overcome these problems if you needed to conduct a phone or mail survey.

The instructor takes her sample by gathering data on five randomly selected students from each Lake Tahoe Community College math class. The type of sampling she used is

• cluster sampling
• stratified sampling
• simple random sampling
• convenience sampling

A study was done to determine the age, number of times per week, and the duration (amount of time) of residents using a local park in San Jose. The first house in the neighborhood around the park was selected randomly and then every eighth house in the neighborhood around the park was interviewed. The sampling method was:

• simple random

Name the sampling method used in each of the following situations:

• A woman in the airport is handing out questionnaires to travelers asking them to evaluate the airport’s service. She does not ask travelers who are hurrying through the airport with their hands full of luggage, but instead asks all travelers who are sitting near gates and not taking naps while they wait.
• A teacher wants to know if her students are doing homework, so she randomly selects rows two and five and then calls on all students in row two and all students in row five to present the solutions to homework problems to the class.
• The marketing manager for an electronics chain store wants information about the ages of its customers. Over the next two weeks, at each store location, 100 randomly selected customers are given questionnaires to fill out asking for information about age, as well as about other variables of interest.
• The librarian at a public library wants to determine what proportion of the library users are children. The librarian has a tally sheet on which she marks whether books are checked out by an adult or a child. She records this data for every fourth patron who checks out books.
• A political party wants to know the reaction of voters to a debate between the candidates. The day after the debate, the party’s polling staff calls 1,200 randomly selected phone numbers. If a registered voter answers the phone or is available to come to the phone, that registered voter is asked whom he or she intends to vote for and whether the debate changed his or her opinion of the candidates.

A “random survey” was conducted of 3,274 people of the “microprocessor generation” (people born since 1971, the year the microprocessor was invented). It was reported that 48% of those individuals surveyed stated that if they had $2,000 to spend, they would use it for computer equipment. Also, 66% of those surveyed considered themselves relatively savvy computer users.

• Do you consider the sample size large enough for a study of this type? Why or why not?
• Based on your “gut feeling,” do you believe the percents accurately reflect the U.S. population for those individuals born since 1971? If not, do you think the percents of the population are actually higher or lower than the sample statistics? Why? Additional information: The survey, reported by Intel Corporation, was filled out by individuals who visited the Los Angeles Convention Center to see the Smithsonian Institute's road show called “America’s Smithsonian.”
• With this additional information, do you feel that all demographic and ethnic groups were equally represented at the event? Why or why not?
• With the additional information, comment on how accurately you think the sample statistics reflect the population parameters.

The Well-Being Index is a survey that follows trends of U.S. residents on a regular basis. There are six areas of health and wellness covered in the survey: Life Evaluation, Emotional Health, Physical Health, Healthy Behavior, Work Environment, and Basic Access. Some of the questions used to measure the Index are listed below.

Identify the type of data obtained from each question used in this survey: qualitative(categorical), quantitative discrete, or quantitative continuous.

• Do you have any health problems that prevent you from doing any of the things people your age can normally do?
• During the past 30 days, for about how many days did poor health keep you from doing your usual activities?
• In the last seven days, on how many days did you exercise for 30 minutes or more?
• Do you have health insurance coverage?

In advance of the 1936 Presidential Election, a magazine titled Literary Digest released the results of an opinion poll predicting that the republican candidate Alf Landon would win by a large margin. The magazine sent post cards to approximately 10,000,000 prospective voters. These prospective voters were selected from the subscription list of the magazine, from automobile registration lists, from phone lists, and from club membership lists. Approximately 2,300,000 people returned the postcards.

• Think about the state of the United States in 1936. Explain why a sample chosen from magazine subscription lists, automobile registration lists, phone books, and club membership lists was not representative of the population of the United States at that time.
• What effect does the low response rate have on the reliability of the sample?
• Are these problems examples of sampling error or nonsampling error?
• During the same year, George Gallup conducted his own poll of 30,000 prospective voters. These researchers used a method they called "quota sampling" to obtain survey answers from specific subsets of the population. Quota sampling is an example of which sampling method described in this module?

Crime-related and demographic statistics for 47 US states in 1960 were collected from government agencies, including the FBI's Uniform Crime Report . One analysis of this data found a strong connection between education and crime indicating that higher levels of education in a community correspond to higher crime rates.

Which of the potential problems with samples discussed in Example \(\PageIndex{4}\) could explain this connection?

YouPolls is a website that allows anyone to create and respond to polls. One question posted April 15 asks:

“Do you feel happy paying your taxes when members of the Obama administration are allowed to ignore their tax liabilities?” (lastbaldeagle. 2013. On Tax Day, House to Call for Firing Federal Workers Who Owe Back Taxes. Opinion poll posted online at: http://www.youpolls.com/details.aspx?id=12328 (accessed May 1, 2013).)

As of April 25, 11 people responded to this question. Each participant answered “NO!”

Which of the potential problems with samples discussed in this module could explain this connection?

A scholarly article about response rates begins with the following quote:

“Declining contact and cooperation rates in random digit dial (RDD) national telephone surveys raise serious concerns about the validity of estimates drawn from such research.” (Scott Keeter et al., “Gauging the Impact of Growing Nonresponse on Estimates from a National RDD Telephone Survey,” Public Opinion Quarterly 70 no. 5 (2006), http://poq.oxfordjournals.org/content/70/5/759.full (accessed May 1, 2013).)

The Pew Research Center for People and the Press admits:

“The percentage of people we interview – out of all we try to interview – has been declining over the past decade or more.” (Frequently Asked Questions, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, http://www.people-press.org/methodol...wer-your-polls (accessed May 1, 2013).)

• What are some reasons for the decline in response rate over the past decade?
• Explain why researchers are concerned with the impact of the declining response rate on public opinion polls.

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