Self-Learning Module for Grade 11

Mathematics
Statistics and Probability

CHAPTER IV: ESTIMATION OF PARAMETERS

LESSON 1: Determining Point Estimate of the Population Mean

Answer Key(s):

1. A 1. A
2. C 2. C
3. B 3. B
4. C 4. C
5. B 5. B

LESSON 2: Parameter VS Statistic

Answer Key(s):

1. D 1. D
2. A 2. A
3. C 3. C
4. B 4. B
5. B 5. B

LESSON 3: Computing Point Estimates of the Population Mean

Answer Key(s):

1. B 3. A
2. C 4. D
5. A 3. A
1. B 4. D
2. C 5. A

LESSON 4: Identifying Appropriate form of the Confidence Interval Estimator of

Population Mean
Answer Key(s):

1. A 1. A
2. C 2. C
3. B 3. B
4. C 4. C
5. C 5. C

LESSON 5: Illustrating t - distribution

Answer Key(s):

1. C 1. D
2. B 2. A
3. C 3. D
4. A 4. C
5. A 5. A

LESSON 6: Constructing t – distribution

Answer Key(s):

1. B 4. D
2. D 5. D
3. A
1. C 3. B
2. C 4. A
5. D

LESSON 7: Identifying Regions Under t – distribution

Answer Key(s):

1. C 1. A
2. D 2. C
3. D 3. A
4. A 4. C
5. D 5. D

LESSON 8: Computing for the Confidence Interval Estimate

Answer Key(s):

1. B 1. B
2. B 2. B
3. A 3. A
4. D 4. D
5. A 5. A

LESSON 9: Problem Solving Involving Confidence Interval Estimation of the

Population Mean

Answer Key(s):
1. D 1. D
2. A 2. A
3. D 3. D
4. C 4. C
5. C 5. C

LESSON 10: Drawing Conclusion about the Population Mean

Answer Key(s):

1. B 1. B
2. B 2. B
3. C 3. C
4. A 4. A
5. B 5. B

LESSON 11: Identifying Point Estimator for the Population Proportion

Answer Key(s):

1. B 1. A
2. A 2. B
3. D 3. C
4. A 4. D
5. C 5. A

LESSON 12: Computing Confidence Interval Estimate of the Population Proportion

Answer Key(s):
1. C 1. A
2. A 2. D
3. C 3. C
4. A 4. A
5. C 5. C

1. n = 1000 x = 372

2.

3.

4. zc = 1.96

5. Margin of Error

6. Find left and right endpoints and confidence interval.

Confidence Interval:
Interpretation: With 95% confidence, you can say that the population proportion of
U.S. teens who own smart phones is between 34.2% and 40.2%.

CASE 1. You are running a political campaign and wish to estimate, with 95%
confidence, the population proportion of registered voters who will vote for your
candidate. Your estimate must be accurate within 3% of the population proportion. Find the
minimum sample size needed when (1) no preliminary estimate is available and (2) a
preliminary estimate gives. Compare your results.
We don't have a preliminary estimate for , use Using zc = 1.96 and E = 0.03, you can
solve for n.

Because n is a decimal, round up to the nearest

whole number, 1068.
CASE 2. Each year 1st year science students may (S) or may not (F) choose to study
Statistics. To estimate the fraction who do study Statistics a sample of 1000 students was
chosen from the past 10 years and 637 had chosen Statistics as a 1st year subject.
If the fraction of students who choose Statistics is p then randomly selecting somebody
gives a probability p of S and 1-p of F. The obvious solution is to use the sample proportion (

) to estimate the population proportion (p) where

'
𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑆 𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒 637
= 𝑆𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑧𝑒
= 1000
= 0. 637

CASE 3. In a survey of 1000 Philippine adults, 662 said that it is acceptable to check
personal e-mail while at work. Find a point estimate for the population proportion of
Philippine adults who say it is acceptable to check personal e-mail while at work.

n = 1000 and x = 662

𝑥 662
= 𝑛
= 1000
= 0. 662 = 66. 2%

Verify the sampling distribution of can be approximated by the normal distribution

𝑛 = (1000)(0. 662) = 662 > 5

𝑛 = (1000)(0. 338) = 338 > 5

𝑎 (0.662). (0.338)
𝐸=𝑍 2 𝑛
= 1. 96 1000
≈0. 029

Confidence interval:

Left Endpoint: Right Endpoint

-E +E
≈ 0.662 – 0.029 ≈ 0.662 + 0.029
= 0.633 = 0.691
0.633 < P < 0.691

With 95% confidence, you can say that the population proportion of the Philippines
who say that it is acceptable to check personal e-mail while at work is between 63.3% and
69.1 %.

LESSON 13: Drawing Conclusion about the Population Proportion based on

Confidence Interval Estimate

Answer Key(s):
1. B 1. D
2. D 2. C
3. C 3. C
4. C 4. B
5. B 5. B

LESSON 14: Computing for the lengths of Confidence Interval Estimate

and Sample size

Answer Key(s):

1. A 1. A
2. C 2. B
3. B 3. A
4. A 4. D
5. D 5. C

CASE 1:

A random sample of size 70 has a standard deviation of 3.12. Assuming that there is a 92%
confidence level, what is the margin of error?
σ
Solution: E = za/2( )
𝑛

3.12
E = (1.75)( )
70
E = (1.75)(0.373)
E = 0.65
CASE 2:

In a sample of 100 cars with a standard deviation of 25km/h speed. Find the margin of error if
the level of confidence is 90%.
σ
Solution: E = za/2( )
𝑛
 25
E = (1.645)( )
100
E = (1.645)(2.5)
E = 4.1125
CASE 3:

Mr. V wanted to know the average weight (in kilos) of students in LAO University. He took a
random sample of 300 students and discovered that their average weight 55kg with a
standard deviation of 0.8kg. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the mean weight of
students in the University.
σ
Solution: L = 𝑥 ± za/2( )
𝑛
0.8
L = 55 ± (1.96)( )
300
L = 55 ± (1.96)(0.046)
L = 55 ± 0.09
L = 55 + 0.09 ; L = 55 – 0.09
L = 55.09 kg ; L = 54.91 kg
CASE 4:

The average price of a 50 cellphones is ₧13,500 with a sample standard deviation of ₧750.
Find the 98% confidence interval of the true average price of the cellphones.
σ
Solution: L = 𝑥 ± za/2( )
𝑛
750
L = 135 0 ± (2.33)( )
50
L = 135 0 ± (2.33)(106.066)
L = 135 0 ± 247.13
L = 1350 + 247.13 ; L = 1350 – 247.13
L = ₱1597.13 ; L = ₱1102.87
CASE 5:

Compute for the sample size needed if the margin of error is 15, with sample standard
deviation of 43 and a 98% level of confidence.

Solution: n= ( (2.33)(43)
15
) 2

n= ( (100.19)
15
) 2

n= ( 6. 679) 2

n = 44.61 therefore, n ≈ 45

CASE 6:
 Yeshua wants to have a sample size of the number of children that he needs for his survey
project. If he used a 99% confidence interval and a margin of error of 135.8 with a standard
deviation of 400, find the sample size he needs.

Solution: n= ( (2.58)(400)
135.8
) 2

n= ( (1032)
135.8
) 2

n= ( 7.599) 2

n = 57.74 therefore, n ≈ 58