Chapter 7_Assignment_Answer

Ex 1:
Data on pull-off force (pounds) for connectors used in an
automobile engine application are
as follows: 79.3, 75.1, 78.2, 74.1, 73.9, 75.0, 77.6, 77.3,
73.8, 74.6, 75.5, 74.0, 74.7, 75.9, 72.9, 73.8, 74.2, 78.1,
75.4, 76.3, 75.3, 76.2, 74.9, 78.0, 75.1, 76.8.
a/ Calculate a point estimate of the mean pull-off force of
all connectors in the population ?
b/ Calculate point estimates of the population variance
and the population standard deviation ?
c/ Calculate a point estimate of the proportion of all
connectors in the population whose pulloff force is less
than 73 pounds ?
Solution:
a/ A point estimate of the mean pull-off force of
all connectors in the population
79.3  75.1  ...  76.8
X  75.615
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b/ Point estimates of the population variance and
the population standard deviation
s 2  2.74
s  1.655
c/
79.3, 75.1, 78.2, 74.1, 73.9, 75.0, 77.6, 77.3, 73.8,
74.6, 75.5, 74.0, 74.7, 75.9, 72.9,
73.8, 74.2, 78.1, 75.4, 76.3, 75.3, 76.2, 74.9, 78.0,
75.1, 76.8.
A point estimate of the proportion of all
connectors in the population whose pulloff force is
less than 73 pounds:
1
 0.0385
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Ex 2:
The compressive strength of concrete is normally
distributed with μ = 2500 psi and σ = 50 psi.
Find the probability that a random sample of n = 5
specimens will have a sample mean diameter that
falls in the interval from 2499 psi to 2510 psi ?
Solution:
  2500  X    2500
  50 
X   10 5
n5 n

X  
N 2500, 10 5 
2

Therefore:

 
P 2499  X  2510  0.1905
Ex 3:
The compressive strength of concrete is normally
distributed with mean µ = 250 psi and standard
deviation σ = 5 psi.
Find the probability that a random sample n = 100
specimens will have a sample mean diameter that
falls in the interval from 240 psi to 255 psi ?
Solution:
  250  X    250
 5 
X   0.5
n  100 n

X N  250,0.52 

Therefore:

P 240  X  255  1 
Ex 4:
A synthetic fiber used in manufacturing carpet has
tensile strength that is normally
distributed with mean 75.5 psi and standard
deviation 3.5 psi.
a/ Find the probability that a random sample of
n  6 fiber specimens will have sample mean
tensile strength that exceeds 75.75 psi ?
b/ How is the standard deviation of the sample
mean changed when the sample size is
increased from n  6 to n  49 ?
Solution:
a/ The sampling distribution of X is normal with

mean   75.5 and standard deviation

 3.5
X    1.429
n 6
Then X N  75.5,1.429 

 
Casio
Therefore P X  75.75  0.43056
Solution:
Method 2:
 75.75   
 
P X  75.75  P  Z 
X

 
 75.75   
 P Z    P  Z  0.17496 
 X 
Casio R t 
 0.43056
Solution:

b/ n  6 :  X   1.429
6

n  49 :  X   0.5
49
As the sample size is increased, standard deviation
of the sample mean decreases.
Ex 5:
The amount of time that a customer spends waiting
at an airport check-in counter is a random variable with
mean 8.2 minutes and standard deviation 1.5 minutes.
Suppose that a random sample of n = 49 customers is
observed. Find the probability that the average time waiting
in line for these customers is

a/ Less than 10 minutes. P X  10  1 
 
b/ Between 5 and 10 minutes. P 5  X  10  1
 
c/ Less than 6 minutes. P X  6  0
Ex 6: Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution
1
 , x  1,2,3
f  x  3
0, otherwise
A random sample of n  36 is selected from this population.
Find the probability that the sample mean is greater than 2.1
but less than 2.5, assuming that the sample mean would be
measured to the nearest tenth ?
  2  X  2 X ~ N  2,0.1362 
  0.8165   X  0.136  
P 2.1  X  2.5  0.231
Ex 6: Suppose that X has a discrete uniform distribution
1
 , x  1,2,3
f  x  3
0, otherwise
A random sample of n  36 is selected from this population.
Find the probability that the sample mean is greater than 2.1
but less than 2.5, assuming that the sample mean would be
measured to the nearest tenth ?
Ex 7: Suppose that the random variable X has continuous
uniform distribution
1, 0  x  1
f  x  
0, otherwise
Suppose that a random sample of n  12 observations is
selected from this distribution.
a/What is the approximate probability distribution of X  6?
b/ Find the mean and variance of this quantity ?
Ex 7: Suppose that the random variable X has continuous
uniform distribution
1, 0  x  1
f  x  
0, otherwise
Suppose that a random sample of n  12 observations is
selected from this distribution.
a/What is the approximate probability distribution of X  6?
b/ Find the mean and variance of this quantity ?
  0.5   X  0.5
 2  1/12   X  0.0833
E  aX  b   aE  X   b;V  aX  b   a V  X 
2
 E  aX  b   aE  X   b;V  aX  b   a V  X 
2

Solution:
Set Y  X  6;

E Y   0.5  6  5.5

 
V Y   a V X 
2 1
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Ex 8:
a/ A normal population has mean 250 and variance
20 . How large must be the random sample be
if we want the standard error of the sample mean
to be 2 ?

b/ A normal population has mean 250 and variance

21 . How large must be the random sample be
if we want the standard error of the sample mean
to be 2 ?
Solution:
a/   250
  20
2

X  2
n?
We have

X  2  n5
n
Solution:   250
b/
 2  21
X  2
n?
We have

X  2   n  5.25
n
Then round up and n=6
Ex 9:
A random sample of size n1  16 is selected from a normal
population with a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 8.
A second random sample of size n2  9 is taken from
another normal population with mean 70 and standard
deviation 12. Let X 1 and X 2 be the two sample means.
Find:
a/ The probability that X 1  X 2 exceeds 4 .

b/ The probability that 3.5  X 1  X 2  5.5

Ex 9:
A random sample of size n1  16 is selected from a normal
population with a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 8.
A second random sample of size n2  9 is taken from
another normal population with mean 70 and standard
deviation 12. Let X 1 and X 2 be the two sample means.
Find:
a/ The probability that X 1  X 2 exceeds 4 .
0.5885
b/ The probability that 3.5  X 1  X 2  5.5
0.1758