1. Confidence Intervals are about the individual measurements, NOT the mean.
True
False
2. Means have smaller standard deviations than individuals. True or False
3. Paired t-methods are the same as one-sample t-methods applied to the pairwise differences. True or False
4. Pooled t-tests are best when the variances are unequal. True or False
5. Standard error (σ) is an estimate of the population standard deviation(s). True or False
6. The Central Limit Theorem (CLT) tells us that the mean of a random sample has a sampling distribution whose shape can be approximated by a normal model. True or False
The correct formula to calculate the standard error for the sample mean when the population standard deviation is unknown is:
Group of answer choices
a. SE(−y)=Sn
b. SE(−y)=σn
c. SE(p) = sn
d. SE(p)= pq′n
1. Confidence interval give the range for population parameter which is either mean or standard deviation
Hence it is not for individual but for mean
So answer here is False.
1. Confidence Intervals are about the individual measurements, NOT the mean. True False 2. Means have...
True or False. (Determining sample size n for the purpose of estimating mean) For a specified sampling error (SE) and given population standard deviation, increase in the confidence level (1-alpha) will lead to a larger sample sizen. True False True or False The smaller the p-value associated with a test of hypothesis, the stronger the support for the research hypothesis. True False
True or False Confidence intervals can for individual means can be used to determine mean differences.
4. Definition of Confidence Intervals (Section 6.1) Circle your answer, True of False. • A 99% confidence interval means that there is a 99% probability that the population mean, M, is in the interval. True / False • A 90% confidence interval means that if a large number of samples are taken, 90% of these samples would contain the actual mean, M. True / False 5. A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of...
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Confidence Intervals 9. Construct a 95 % confidence interval for the population mean, . In a random sample of 32 computers, the mean repair cost was $143 with a sample standard deviation of $35 (Section 6.2) Margin of error, E. <με. Confidence Interval: O Suppose you did some research on repair costs for computers and found that the population standard deviation, a,- $35. Use the normal distribution to construct a 95% confidence interval the population mean, u. Compare the results....
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true or false 11. When the level of confidence and the sample size remain the same, a confidence interval for a population mean y will be narrower, when the sample standard deviation s is smaller than when s is larger. Chapter 10 12. The closer is the hypothesized mean is from the actual mean the higher is the power of the test. 13. The manager of the quality department for a tire manufacturing company wants to know the average tensile...
can i have a little help with these two problems, please? Question 34 1 pts True or False. (Determining sample size n for the purpose of estimating mean). For a fixed confidence level (1-alpha) and given population standard deviation, increasing the sampling error (SE) will lead to a larger sample size n. O False O True D Question 35 1 pts True or False. In general, large p-values support the alternative or research hypothesis. True False
22. A true-false exam has 54 questions. Use the CLT to approximate the probabil- ity of getting a passing score of 35 or more correct answers simply by guessing on each question. 6.7.1 Theorem (Central Limit Theorem). Let X1, X2, ... be an infinite se- quence of iid random variables with mean u and standard deviation o, and let Sn = 21–1 X;. Then lim P(Some < x) = P(x). (6.7) It follows that lim P (as so o) =...
In a 95% confidence interval. i 1-0.0s is called the confidence coefficient. A) True lB) False If a 95% confidence interval on the mean has a lower limit of 10 and an upper limit that 95% of the time the true value of the mean is between 10 and 15. ) True B) False For a fixed value of the standard deviation and a fixed sample size, a confidence inte population mean will get longer as the level of confidence...