All 12 Assignment Answers
All 12 Assignment Answers
All 12 Assignment Answers
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POSTGRAGUATE DIPLOMA IN STATISTICS & RESEARCH
1. Toss a coin four times. Observe the number of heads. The possible results are: Zero heads,
one head, two heads, three heads, and four heads. What is the probability distribution for
the number of heads?
a) di binomialp(4,0,0.5)=.0625
b) di binomialp(4,1,0.5)=.25
c) di binomialp(4,2,0.5)=.375
d) di binomialp(4,3,0.5)=.25
e) di binomialp(4,4,0.5)=.0625
2. In a survey of nursing students pursuing a master’s degree, 75 percent stated that they
expect to be promoted to a higher position within one month after receiving the degree. If
this percentage holds for the entire population, find, for a sample of 15, the probability
that the number expecting a promotion within a month after receiving their degree is:
a. P( X =7)
di binomialp(15,7,0.75)=.01310682
b. P ¿)
di binomial(15,7,0.75)=.01729984
c. P( X ≥ 8)
di binomialtail(15,8,0.75)=.98270016
7. The Greater Pittsburgh Area Chamber of Commerce wants to estimate the mean time
workers who are employed in the downtown area spend getting to work. A sample of
15 workers reveals the following number of minutes spent traveling.
Develop a 98 percent confidence interval for the population mean. Interpret the result.
8. A market survey was conducted to estimate the proportion of homemakers who would
recognize the brand name of a cleanser based on the shape and the color of the
container.Of the 1,400 homemakers sampled, 420 were able to identify the brand by name.
a. Estimate the value of the population proportion.
b. Develop a 99 percent confidence interval for the population proportion
cii proportions 1400 420,exact level(99)
-- Binomial Exact --
Variable | Obs Proportion Std. Err. [99% Conf. Interval]
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| 1,400 .3 .0122474 .2688246 .3325534
.
c.Interpret your findings.
The corresponding 99% confidence level for population proportion (p) lies between
(0.268824,0.3325534), then we can be 99% confident that the population proportion lies
between these two .
9. The Fox TV network is considering replacing one of its prime-time crime investigation
shows with a new family-oriented comedy show. Before a final decision is made, network
executives commission a sample of 400 viewers. After viewing the comedy, 250
indicated they would watch the new show and suggested it replace the crime investigation
show.
a. Estimate the value of the population proportion.
b. Develop a 99 percent confidence interval for the population proportion.
-- Binomial Exact --
Variable | Obs Proportion Std. Err. [99% Conf. Interval]
-------------+---------------------------------------------------------------
| 400 .625 .0242061 .560182 .6867813
The corresponding 99% confidence level for population proportion (p) lies between
(0.560182,0.6867813), then we can be 99% confident that the population proportion lies
between these two .
10. Warren County Telephone Company claims in its annual report that “the typical customer
spends $60 per month on local and long-distance service.” A sample of 12 subscribers
revealed the following amounts spent last month.
c.Is the company’s claim that the “typical customer” spends $60 per month reasonable?
Justify your answer.
Yes its reasonable spends 60$ per months,the reason is that if we construct confidence
level of 90% then our population mean is lies between (60.506,64.65371)
11. A Washington, D.C., “think tank” announces the typical teenager sent 50 text messages
per day in 2009. To update that estimate, you phone a sample of teenagers and ask them
how many text messages they sent the previous day. Their responses were:
At the .05 level, can you conclude that the mean number is greater than 50? Estimate
the p-value and describe what it tells you.
ttest textmessage==12,level(95)
One-sample t test
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Variable | Obs Mean Std. Err. Std. Dev. [95% Conf. Interval]
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Pr(T < t) = 0.9991 Pr(|T| > |t|) = 0.0017 Pr(T > t) = 0.0009
Interpretation: since p-value is is less than normal significan level 0.05 we are reject null
hypothesis,there is no significance evidence to support mean number is greater than 50 text
messages.
12. Research at the University of Toledo indicates that 50 percent of students change their
major area of study after their first year in a program. A random sample of 100 students in
the College of Business revealed that 48 had changed their major area of study after their
first year of the program. Has there been a significant decrease in the proportion of
students who change their major after the first year in this program? Test at the .05 level
of significance.
Interpretation: since p-value is is less than normal significan level 0.05 we are reject null
hypothesis rather than alternative hypothesis
prtesti 100 0.48 0.5
Interpretation:
since p-value is is greater than significan level 0.05,we fail to reject null hypothesis
,this means that there is no significance evidence to support this claim the students
change their major program after first year of university.
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