sted below are speeds (mi/h) measured from traffic on a busy highway. This simpl
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sted below are speeds (mi/h) measured from traffic on a busy highway. This simple random sample was obtained at 3:30 P.M. on a weekday. Use the sample data to construct
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98%
confidence interval estimate of the population standard deviation.
6161
6464
6464
5757
6464
5454
6060
5959
6060
7070
6262
6868
Question
The confidence interval estimate is
mi/h ___<< ___mi/h.
(Round to one decimal place as needed.)
Does the confidence interval describe the standard deviation for all times during the week? Choose the correct answer below.
A.
Yes. The confidence interval describes the standard deviation for all times during the week.
B.
No. The confidence interval is an estimate of the standard deviation of the population of speeds at 3:30 on a weekday, not other times.
6161
6464
6464
5757
6464
5454
6060
5959
6060
7070
6262
6868
Explanation / Answer
Confidence Interval Formula for is as follows:
Square Root((n - 1)s^2/^2/2) < < Square Root((n-1)s^2/^21 - /2)
where: (n - 1) = Degrees of Freedom, s^2 = sample variance and = 1 - Confidence Percentage
STEP1: First find degrees of freedom:
Degrees of Freedom = n - 1
Degrees of Freedom = 12 - 1
Degrees of Freedom = 11
STEP 2: Calculate :
= 1 - confidence%
= 1 - 0.98
= 0.02
STEP 3: Find low end confidence interval value:
low end = /2
low end = 0.02/2
low end = 0.01
Find low end 2 value for 0.01 ^2(0.01) = 24.725 <--- Value can be found on Excel using =CHIINV(0.01,11)
STEP 5: Calculate low end confidence interval total
: Low End = Square Root((n - 1)s^2/^2(/2))
Low End = (11)(19.90)/24.725)
Low End = 218.9/24.725
Low End = 8.8533872598584
Low End = 2.9755
STEP 6: Find high end confidence interval value:
high end = 1 - /2
high end = 1 - 0.02/2
high end = 0.99
Find high end 2 value for 0.99 ^2(0.99) = 3.0535 <--- Value can be found on Excel using =CHIINV(0.99,11)
STEP7: Calculate high end confidence interval total:
High End = Square Root((n - 1)s^2/^2(1 - /2))
High End = (11)(19.90)/3.0535)
High End = 218.9/3.0535
High End = 71.688226625184
High End = 8.4669
Now our interval 3.0 < < 8.5 <---- This is our 98% confidence interval
No. The confidence interval is an estimate of the standard deviation of the population of speeds at 3:30 on a weekday, not other times.
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