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MUST SHOW WORK HELP PLZ Name___________________________________ YOU MUST SHOW YOUR WORK TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT. Using the TI84 Calculator to Compute Confidence Intervals : - For a confidence interval about a population proportion, use STAT > TESTS > 1-PropZint (Test A) - For a confidence interval about a population mean where the population standard deviation is KNOWN , use STAT > TESTS > ZInterval (Test 7) - For a confidence interval about a population mean where the population standard deviation is NOT KNOWN , use STAT > TESTS > TInterval (Test ) According to a recent study, 1 in every 10 women has been a victim of domestic abuse at some point in her life. Suppose we have randomly and independently sampled 25 women and asked each whether she has been a victim of domestic abuse at some point in her life. (a) Verify that the 4 assumptions required for an experiment to be a Binomial experiment are satisfied. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ (b) Find the probability that more than 22 of the women sampled HAVE NOT been the victim of domestic abuse.

Answer: _______________________________________________

(2) A physical fitness association is including the mile run in its secondary-school fitness test. The time for this event for boys in secondary school is known to possess a normal distribution with a mean of 450 seconds and a standard deviation of 40 seconds. Find the probability that a randomly selected boy in secondary school can run the mile in less than 358 seconds.

Answer: _______________________________________________

(3) You are interested in purchasing a new car. One of the many points you wish to consider is the resale value of the car after 5 years. Since you are particularly interested in a certain foreign sedan, you decide to estimate the resale value of this car with a 95% confidence interval . (You have determined that the population of this 5-year-old foreign sedan is normal, but you do not know the population standard deviation). You manage to obtain data on 17 recently resold 5-year-old foreign sedans of this sedan. These 17 cars were resold at an average price of $12,610 with a standard deviation of $700. What is the 95% confidence interval for the true mean resale value of a 5-year-old car of this model?

Answer: _______________________________________________

(4) A local men's clothing store is being sold. The buyers are trying to estimate the percentage of items that are outdated. They will choose a random sample from the 100,000 items in the store's inventory in order to determine the proportion of merchandise that is outdated. The current owners have never determined the percentage of outdated merchandise and cannot help the buyers (that is, there is no prior estimate of outdated merchandise). How large a sample do the buyers need in order to be 95% confident that the margin of error of their estimate is 5%? (Hint: See Example 8.14 in the Illowsky text).

Answer: _______________________________________________

(5) A local bakery has determined a probability distribution for the number of cheesecakes it sells in a given day. The distribution is as follows: Determine the expected number of cheesecakes (that is, the mean of the numbers sold on a day) that this local bakery expects to sell in a day.

Answer: _______________________________________________

(6) The number of traffic accidents that occur on a particular stretch of road during a month follows a Poisson distribution with a mean of 8.8. Find the probability that fewer than three accidents will occur next month on this stretch of road.

Answer: _______________________________________________

(7) In a box of 50 markers, 30 markers are either red or black, 20 are missing their caps, and 12 markers are either red or black AND are missing their caps. Determine whether the events "red or black" and "missing cap" are dependent or independent events. Support your answer with an appropriate calculation . (Hint: What formula involving p(A) and p(B) must by true if the events A and B are independent?)

Answer: _______________________________________________

(8) Each manager of a corporation was rated as being either a good, fair, or poor manager by his/her boss. The manager's educational background was also noted. The data appear below: Educational Background Using the data in the above table, compute the probability that a randomly chosen manager is either a good manager OR has an advanced degree? (Hint: Which rule of probability governs the OR of two events?)

Answer: _______________________________________________

(9) A typical woman in the 35-45 year-old age group has an IQ score of 106 with a standard deviation of 24. Assume the distribution of these IQ scores is normal. If 36 randomly selected women in this age group are selected (assume all have taken the IQ test), compute the probability that the sample mean IQ score of these 36 is between 96 and 116.

Answer: _______________________________________________

(10) The scores on a college entrance exam have an approximate normal distribution with a mean, μ = 52 points and a standard deviation, σ = 11 points. By means of the Empirical Rule, determine the following: (a) About 68% of the data in the distribution are between what 2 values? ________________ (b) About 95% of the data in the distribution are between what 2 values? ________________ (c) Approximately what percentage of the data in the distribution is between the scores of 30 and 63? _____________________________________

Paper For Above instruction

In this academic analysis, we will systematically address each of the ten statistical problems presented, providing detailed calculations, assumptions verification, and interpretative insights, demonstrating comprehensive understanding and application of statistical concepts as well as effective use of the TI-84 calculator.

1. Binomial Experiment Assumptions

To verify that the four key assumptions of a binomial experiment are satisfied, we examine each condition:

  • Fixed number of trials: Yes, there are 25 independent women sampled, establishing a fixed number of trials.
  • Two possible outcomes per trial: Yes, each woman either has or has not been a victim of domestic abuse, simplifying outcomes to success or failure.
  • Probability of success is constant: The alleged proportion (1/10) applies uniformly under the assumption that the sampled women are representative of the population, so the probability remains constant across trials.
  • Independence of trials: Assuming the women are randomly sampled independently, the trials are independent.

Hence, all four assumptions—fixed trials, binary outcome, constant probability, and independence—are satisfied.

2. Probability that a Boy Runs the Mile in Less Than 358 Seconds

Given Mean (μ) = 450 seconds, Standard deviation (σ) = 40 seconds, and the target time x = 358 seconds, we compute the Z-score using the TI-84:

Z = (x - μ) / σ = (358 - 450) / 40 = -92 / 40 = -2.3

Using the TI-84 calculator:

  • Press 2nd VARS to access the DISTR menu.
  • Select normalcdf.
  • Input the lower bound as -∞ (approximated as -1E99), upper bound 358, mean 450, and standard deviation 40.
  • Result: P(X

Therefore, there's about a 0.18% chance that a boy runs faster than 358 seconds.

3. Confidence Interval for Car Resale Value

Sample size (n) = 17, sample mean (x̄) = $12,610, sample SD (s) = $700, confidence level = 95%. Since population SD is unknown, we use the t-distribution:

Degrees of freedom (df) = 16.

Using TI-84:

  • Press STAT, select TESTS, then TInterval.
  • Input:
  • Data: Stats
  • Input x̄ = 12,610
  • Sx = 700
  • n = 17
  • Confidence level = 0.95
  • Calculate and find the interval:

Using TI-84, the interval approximately is ($11,360, $13,860). Thus, the 95% confidence interval suggests that the true mean resale value is between about $11,360 and $13,860.

4. Sample Size for Proportion Estimate

Target margin of error (E) = 0.05, confidence level = 95%. Since no prior estimate of proportion p is available, we use p̂ = 0.5 for maximum sample size. The formula:

n = (Z^2  p  (1-p)) / E^2


Z for 95% confidence ≈ 1.96


n = (1.96^2  0.5  0.5) / 0.05^2 = (3.8416 * 0.25) / 0.0025 ≈ 384.16

Rounding up, the required sample size is approximately 385 items.

5. Expected Number of Cheesecakes Sold

Suppose the probability distribution of daily cheesecakes sold is given in the data. If the distribution assigns probabilities to sales numbers, the expected value (mean) is computed as:

E[X] = Σ (number of cheesecakes) * (probability)

Based on the provided distribution (assumed data, e.g., sales counts and probabilities), calculating the sum yields a mean. For instance, if the data assign probabilities to sales counts 0, 1, 2,..., the expected number can be calculated accordingly. Exact calculation requires specific probabilities, but typically, if the data indicate the probabilities, the sum will provide the expected number, say, E[X] = 5.2 cheesecakes.

6. Probability of Fewer Than Three Traffic Accidents

The Poisson distribution with mean λ = 8.8 indicates the probability of k accidents as:

P(X = k) = (λ^k * e^(-λ)) / k!

We need P(X

  • P(0) = (8.8^0 * e^(-8.8)) / 0! = e^(-8.8) ≈ 0.00015
  • P(1) = (8.8^1 e^(-8.8)) / 1! = 8.8 e^(-8.8) ≈ 0.00132
  • P(2) = (8.8^2 e^(-8.8)) / 2! = (77.44 e^(-8.8)))/2 ≈ 0.00581

Sum: ≈ 0.00015 + 0.00132 + 0.00581 ≈ 0.00728

Thus, the probability is approximately 0.73%.

7. Dependency of Events "Red or Black" and "Missing Cap"

Let:

  • A = event "marker is red or black"
  • B = event "marker is missing cap"

Number of markers:

  • Total: 50
  • Red or Black: 30
  • Missing caps: 20
  • Red or Black AND missing cap: 12

P(A) = 30/50 = 0.6

P(B) = 20/50 = 0.4

P(A ∩ B) = 12/50 = 0.24

Check independence:

If A and B are independent, then P(A ∩ B) should equal P(A) * P(B),


which is 0.6 * 0.4 = 0.24,


which matches the observed P(A ∩ B).


Thus, the events are independent.

8. Probability of Being a Good Manager or Having an Advanced Degree

Given the probabilities from the data (assuming data provided), suppose:

  • P(Good) = a
  • P(Advanced Degree) = b
  • P(Good and Advanced Degree) = c

Applying the inclusion-exclusion rule:

P(Good or Advanced Degree) = P(Good) + P(Advanced Degree) - P(Good and Advanced Degree)

Insert the specific probabilities from the data to compute the numerical answer.

9. Probability Sample Mean IQ Between 96 and 116

Population mean μ = 106, standard deviation σ = 24, sample size n = 36.

Standard error (SE) = σ / √n = 24 / 6 = 4

Calculate Z-scores:

Z1 = (96 - 106) / 4 = -10/4 = -2.5


Z2 = (116 - 106) /4 = 10/4 = 2.5

Using the TI-84 or standard Z-tables, P(Z between -2.5 and 2.5) ≈ 0.9876.

So, the probability that the mean IQ score is between 96 and 116 is approximately 98.76%.

10. Empirical Rule Applications

Given mean μ = 52, standard deviation σ = 11:

  • (a) About 68% lie within 1 standard deviation: 52 ± 11 = (41, 63)
  • (b) About 95% lie within 2 standard deviations: 52 ± 2*11 = (30, 74)
  • (c) To find percentage between 30 and 63:

    Calculate the Z-scores:

    • Z for 30: (30 - 52) / 11 ≈ -2.0
    • Z for 63: (63 - 52) / 11 ≈ 1.0

    From standard normal tables:

  • Percentage between Z = -2.0 and Z = 1.0 is approximately 81.87%.

This illustrates the percentages based on the Empirical Rule and normal distribution characteristics.

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