STAT 301 PRACTICE EXAM 2
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Use the following information for the next two questions. The intelligence quotient (IQ)
measurements of individuals are known to be normally distributed with mean = 100 and
standard deviation = 16.
1. Suppose that 100 persons are randomly selected for a study. Let X be the average IQ of
these 100 persons. The mean and the standard deviation of X are
(a) 100 and 0.16
(b) 100 and 1.60
(c) 1 and 0.16
(d) 1 and 16.00
2. Suppose that a person is randomly selected in the study. Find the probability that the IQ
of a randomly selected person will be more than 105.
(a) 0.1217
(b) 0.3125
(c) 0.3783
(d) 0.0013
Use the following information for the next three questions. A certain union wants to estimate
the mean hourly wage of its members. A random sample of 15 members yields a mean equal
to 6.5 dollars and a sample standard deviation equal to 0.90 dollars.
3. Construct a 95% confidence interval for .
(a) 6.5 0.455
(b) 6.5 0.382
(c) 6.5 0.498
(d) 0.9 0.598
4. Which of the following assumptions are needed to validate the results of the previous
question?
A - The random sample is selected from a normal population.
B - The sample has unknown .
C - The sample is selected from an unknown population.
D - The random sample has 95% confidence.
(a) A, B
(b) A
(c) C
(d) D
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5. Interpret the result obtained in Question #3, assuming that the 95% confidence interval is
(5.5, 6.5).
(a) There is a 95% probability that is in the interval.
(b) We are 95% confident that is in the interval.
(c) We can say that 5.5 6.5.
(d) We are 95% sure that 5.5 x 6.5.
6. An educator wishes to estimate the mean number of hours that ten year old children in
a certain city watch television per day. How large a sample is required if the educator
wants to estimate within 0.5 hours with 95% confidence? Assume = 1.5.
(a) 5.0
(b) 34.6
(c) 35.0
(d) 25.0
Use the following information for the next four questions. A brochure inviting subscriptions to a
new diet program states that participants are expected to lose over 22 pounds in five weeks.
Suppose that, from the data of the five week losses of 56 participants, the sample mean is found
to be 23.5 pounds. The population standard deviation is known to be 10.2 pounds. Could the
statement of over 22 pounds of average weight loss be substantiated on the basis of these
findings?
7. State the null and alternative hypothesis of interest.
(a) H 0 : 22 , H A : 22
(b) H 0 : x 22 , H A : x 22
(c) H 0 : 22 , H A : 22
(d) H 0 : 22 , H A : 22
8. Calculate the test statistic.
(a) t = 1.1, df = 55
(b) t = 23.5, df = 55
(c) z = 1.1
(d) z = 1.5
9. Compute the p-value of the test assuming that the test statistic is equal to 1.43.
(a) 0.0764
(b) 0.9236
(c) 0.0500
(d) 0.1357
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10. What will be your conclusion about the hypotheses at the 5% significance level if the p-
value is 0.l0?
(a) At the 5% significance level, we do not have enough evidence to conclude that
>22.
(b) At the 5% significance level, we have enough evidence to conclude that >22.
(c) At the 5% significance level, we can conclude that x = 22.
(d) The population mean is greater that 22.
11. Type I error is defined as:
(a) The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis H 0 when H 0 is true.
(b) Rejecting H 0 when H 0 is false.
(c) The probability of rejecting H 0 when H 0 is false.
(d) Rejecting H 0 when H 0 is true.
Use the following information for the next four questions. A city health department wishes to
determine whether the mean bacteria count per unit volume of water at a lake beach is within the
safety level of 200. A researcher collected ten water samples of unit volume and found the
bacteria counts to be:
175, 190, 207, 193, 184, 204, 205, 193, 196, 180
The sample mean of the observations is 192.7 and the sample standard deviation is 10.81. The
bacteria counts are normally distributed. We want to test the null hypothesis that the mean
bacterial count ( ) is 200 against the hypothesis that it is less than 200 (where there is no cause
for concern).
12. State the null and alternative hypotheses.
(a) H 0 : 200 , H A : 200
(b) H 0 : 192.7 , H A : 192.7
(c) H 0 : x 200 , H A : x 200
(d) H 0 : 200 , H A : 200
13. Compute the test statistic.
(a) z = 2.14
(b) t = 2.14 , df = 9
(c) z = 2.14
(d) t = 2.14, df = 9
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14. Which one of the following is the rejection region for the test when = 0.01?
(a) Reject H 0 when t 2.821
(b) Reject H 0 when t 2.821
(c) Reject H 0 when z 2.33
(d) Reject H 0 when z 2.33
15. Assume that the value of the test statistic is 3.21. What decision should be made?
(a) Conclude that there is sufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis.
(b) Conclude that there is not sufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis.
(c) Conclude that there is sufficient evidence to reject the alternative hypothesis.
(d) Conclude that there is not sufficient evidence to reject the alternative hypothesis.
Use the following information for the next six questions. Pond’s Age-Defying Complex, a
cream with alpha-hydroxy acid, advertises that it can reduce wrinkles and improve the skin. In a
study, 33 women over age 40 used the cream for twenty two weeks. At the end of the study
period, 23 of the 33 women experience improvement in their skin.
16. Is there sufficient evidence to conclude that the cream will improve the skin of more than
60% of women over age 40? State the null and alternative hypothesis of interest.
(a) H 0 : 0.6 , H A : 0.6
(b) H 0 : 0.6 , H A : 0.6
(c) H 0 : p 0.6 , H A : p 0.6
(d) H 0 : p 0.6 , H A : p 0.6
17. The value of the test statistic is
(a) t = 1.14, df = 32
(b) t = 1.14 , df = 32
(c) z = 1.14
(d) z = 1.14
18. When = 0.05, the rejection region is given by
(a) Reject H 0 when z 1.645
(b) Reject H 0 when z 1.96
(c) Reject H 0 when t 1.697
(d) Reject H 0 when t 1.697
19. Suppose that the p-value for the test was equal to 0.007. What conclusion should be
made when = 0.01?
(a) Conclude that there is sufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis.
(b) Conclude that there is not sufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis.
(c) Conclude that there is sufficient evidence to reject the alternative hypothesis.
(d) Conclude that there is not sufficient evidence to reject the alternative hypothesis.
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20. A 90% confidence interval for p is given by
(a) 0.697 0.158
(b) 0.697 0.132
(c) 0.697 0.188
(d) 0.697 0.157
21. How large a sample is required to estimate the true population proportion p within 0.10
with 95% confidence? Assume that the true population proportion is approximately
equal to 0.70.
(a) 80.7
(b) 57.0
(c) 81.0
(d) 97.0
Answers
1.B / 2.C / 3.C / 4.B / 5.B / 6.C / 7.C / 8.C / 9.A / 10.A / 11.D / 12.A / 13.B / 14.B / 15.A / 16.D / 17.C / 18.A / 19.A
20.B / 21.C