MATH 225N WEEK 6 QUIZ STATISTICS – QUESTION AND ANSWERS
MATH 225N WEEK 6 QUIZ STATISTICS – QUESTION Question 1 A statistics professor recently graded final exams for students in her introductory statistics course. In a review of her grading, she found the mean score out of 100 points was a x¯=77, with a margin of error of 10. Construct a confidence interval for the mean score (out of 100 points) on the final exam. Answer: (67, 87) Question 2 A random sample of adults were asked whether they prefer reading an e- book over a printed book. The survey resulted in a sample proportion of p ′=0.14, with a sampling standard deviation of σp′=0.02, who preferred reading an e-book. Use the empirical rule to construct a 95% confidence interval for the true proportion of adults who prefer e-books. Answer: ( 0.10, 0.18) Question 3 The pages per book in a library are normally distributed with an unknown population mean. A random sample of books is taken and results in a 95% confidence interval of (237,293) pages. What is the correct interpretation of the 95% confidence interval?
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math 225n week 6 quiz statistics – question question 1 a statistics professor recently graded final exams for students in her introductory statistics course in a review of her grading
