STT 231 EXAM 3A | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATED - MSU.
Types of Confidence Intervals - (answer)- one proportion
- one mean
- difference in proportions
- difference in means
bigger confidence level - (answer)wider
bigger sample size - (answer)narrower
adding a constant - (answer)same width
interpretation of confidence interval - (answer)ONLY ONE CORRECT ANSWER
"we are 95% confident the true parameter is between..."
Hypothesis Test for Difference in Proportions - (answer)pi1 - pi2
conditions:
- independent observations
- 10 successes and 10 failures in BOTH groups
Hypothesis Test for Difference in Means - (answer)mu1 - mu2
conditions:
- independent observations
UPDATED - MSU.
Types of Confidence Intervals - (answer)- one proportion
- one mean
- difference in proportions
- difference in means
bigger confidence level - (answer)wider
bigger sample size - (answer)narrower
adding a constant - (answer)same width
interpretation of confidence interval - (answer)ONLY ONE CORRECT ANSWER
"we are 95% confident the true parameter is between..."
Hypothesis Test for Difference in Proportions - (answer)pi1 - pi2
conditions:
- independent observations
- 10 successes and 10 failures in BOTH groups
Hypothesis Test for Difference in Means - (answer)mu1 - mu2
conditions:
- independent observations