Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing-Confidence Interval Estimation (ISS (Statistical Services) Statistics Paper II (New 2016 MCQ Pattern)): Questions 21 - 24 of 73
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Question number: 21
» Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing » Confidence Interval Estimation
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Confidence Interval (CI) is based on
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| a. | The point estimate or sample mean |
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| b. | Desired level of confidence |
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| c. | Standard error of the point estimate |
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| d. | All a. , b. and c. are correct |
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Question number: 22
» Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing » Confidence Interval Estimation
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In a college survey, children were asked how many hours they study per day. A sample of 22 children is collected. The mean was 3.25 hours with a standard deviation of 1.57 hours. Then 95 % confidence interval for the number of hours of study per day is
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Question number: 23
» Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing » Confidence Interval Estimation
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A school wants to study the number of days the students will be absent from school per year. It surveys attendance of 10 children and the number of days the children is absent from schools are
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Standard deviation Then 99 % Confidence interval on population mean is
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| b. | 5.64 ≤ μ ≤ 11.56 |
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Question number: 24
» Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing » Confidence Interval Estimation
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A fan manufacturing company needs to know the average amount of time it takes to install a fan. A technique installs it in 64 different houses and the average time of installation is 42 minutes. The calculated standard deviation is 5 minutes. Then 95 % confidence interval foethe mean installation time is
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| c. | 42 + 1.225 |
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| d. | Both a. and b. are correct |
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