Test 02 9-10 Confidence interval hypothesis test • Name:

1. For the following curves A, B, and C determine the mean µ and the standard deviation σ:
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CurveMean µstandard deviation σ
A  
B  
C  

Dist/meters
441
433
433
434
436
437
441
436
444

2. Using global positioning satellite systems, the length of lane four at the Pohnpei state track facility was measured nine times. Use the data above to determine the sample mean x and the sample standard deviation sx. Use this data to calculate a 95% confidence interval for the population mean lane four length.

  1. confidence level: c = ______________
  2. degrees of freedom: = ______________
  3. t-critical: tc = ______________
  4. Error tolerance E: = ______________
  5. Calculate the confidence interval for the population mean lane four length:

    P( ___________ ≤ µ ≤ ___________ ) = 0.95
  6. _________ The international standard for the length of lane four is [_______]. With a 95% level of certainty, does the confidence interval for lane four at the Pohnpei state track include this value?
  7. _________ Does lane four of the Pohnpei state track conform to international standards?

normal curve

Confidence interval statistics
Find a tc value from a confidence level c and sample size n tc   =TINV(1-c,n-1)
Calculate an error tolerance E of a mean for any n ≥ 5 using sx. E error_tolerance_tc.gif (989 bytes) =tc*sx/SQRT(n)
Calculate a confidence interval for a population mean µ from a sample mean x and an error tolerance E   x-E≤ µ ≤x+E  

Standard normal distribution Excel: Left to z