6. A researcher conducted a study of the access speed of 45 hard drives and concluded that his maximum error of estimate was 28. If he were to conduct a second study to reduce the maximum error of estimate to 7, about how many hard drives should he include in his new sample?
A) 720 B) 180 C) 45 D) 90
7. A report states that 42% of home owners had a vegetable garden. How large a sample is needed to estimate the true proportion of home owners who have vegetable gardens to within 5% with 98% confidence?
A) 311 B) 528 C) 264 D) 156
8. A study of 80 white mice showed that their average weight was 3.7 ounces. The standard deviation of the population is 0.6 ounces. Which of the following is the 95% confidence interval for the mean weight per white mouse?
A) (2.52, 4.88) B) (3.54, 3.86) C) (3.57, 3.83) D) (3.39, 4.01)
11. A recent poll of 700 people who work indoors found that 278 of them smoke. If the researchers want to be 98% confident of their results to within 3.5%, how large a sample is necessary?
A) 1062 B) 532 C) 751 D) 1301
12. A previous study of nickels showed that the the standard deviation of the weight of nickels is 250 milligrams. A coin counter manufacturer wishes to find the 90% confidence interval for the average weight of a nickel. How many nickels does he need to weigh to be accurate within 15 milligrams?
A) 457 B) 278 C) 752 D) 1068
13. 10 squirrels were found to have an average weight of 9.6 ounces with a sample standard deviation is 0.30. Find the 95% confidence interval of the true mean weight.
A) (8.67, 10.53) B) (9.36, 9.84) C) (9.51, 9.69) D) (9.31, 9.89)
14. In a sample of 855 bartenders, 48% heard complaints from patrons about work. If the margin of error was 4.4%, what was the confidence level that was used?
A) 99% B) 90% C) 95% D) 98%
16. The winning team's scores in 7 high school basketball games were recorded. If the sample mean is 10.3 points and the sample standard deviation is 0.10 points, find the 98% confidence interval of the true mean.
A) (10.18, 10.42) B) (10.06, 10.54) C) (10.26, 10.34) D) (10.21, 10.39)
17. A previous analysis of paper boxes showed that the the standard deviation of their lengths is 13 millimeters. A pakcer wishes to find the 80% confidence interval for the average length of a box. How many boxes does he need to measure to be accurate within 3 millimeters?
A) 14 B) 19 C) 51 D) 31
18. In a sample of 60 mice, a biologist found that 46% were able to run a maze in 30 seconds or less. Find the 99% limit for the population proportion of mice who can run that maze in 30 seconds or less.
A) 31.0% < p < 61.0% C) 37.7% < p < 54.3%
B) 21.1% < p < 70.9% D) 29.4% < p < 62.6%
19. A study of 200 apple trees showed that the average number of apples per tree was 1000. The standard deviation of the population is 200. Which of the following is the 98% confidence interval for the mean number of apples for all trees?
A) (967.1, 1032.9) C) (963.6, 1036.4)
B) (963.8, 1036.2) D) (972.3, 1027.7)