Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Course STAT2910-1: Statistics for the Sciences
TEST 2: Winter 2021; Working time: 1h10 min
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1. This test has 8 pages including the cover page and 8 questions
2. Stop working at 11:10 AM and start the submission process.
3. Submission must be completed before 11:30 AM.
4. Late submission will be penalized by minus 20 points
5. It is important to be specific about what you are calculating, otherwise it is impos-
sible to award partial marks for solutions containing errors.
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Question Maximum mark Actual mark
1 10
2 10
3 10
4 30
5 10
6 5
7 10
8 15
Total 100 pts
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Question 1. 10 pts
a. Let X be a normally distributed random variable with mean µ = 2 and standard
deviation σ = 5.
i. (2.5 pts) Find P (−8 < X < 1)
ii. (2.5 pts) Find x0 such that P (X < x0 ) = 0.121
b. (5 pts) Let X be N µ, σ 2 so that P (X < 89) = 0.90 and P (X < 94) = 0.95. Find µ
and σ.
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Question 2. 10 pts
The lifetime X of a particular type of light bulb is normally distributed with a mean of
1100 days and a standard deviation of 80 days. The manufacturer randomly selects 400
bulbs of this type and ships them to a tire retailer.
a. (3 pts) What is the mean and standard deviation of the sampling distribution of X?
b. (7 pts) What is the probability that the average lifetime of these 400 bulbs is between
1097 and 1104 days?
Question 3. 10 pts
The prevalence of cannabis use among Canadians 15 years of age and older was 9.1% in
2011(according to Statistics Canada).
a. (4 pts) If we were to sample n = 125 individuals, what would be the approximate
distribution of the sample proportion p̂ ? give the mean, the standard deviation and
the name of the approximate distribution of such sample proportion as well as the
name of the theorem used to justify your claims
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b. (6 pts) If we assume that the above proportion is still true in 2021, how likely is it
to find a random sample of n = 125 individuals that results in a sample proportion
exceeding 11% ?
Question 4. 30 pts
One of the major costs involved in planning a summer vacation is the cost of lodging.
Even within a particular chain of hotels, costs can vary substantially depending on the
type of room and the amenities offered. Suppose that we randomly select 50 billing
statements from each of the computer databases of the Marriott, Westin, and Doubletree
hotel chains, and record the nightly room rates.
Marriot Westin Doubletree
Sample average $ 150 165 125
Sample Standard Deviation $ 17.2 22.5 12.8
a. (5 pts) Find a point estimate for the average room rate for the Marriott hotel chain.
Calculate the 95% margin of error.
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b. (10 pts) Find a 95% confidence interval for the difference in the average room rates for
the Marriott and the Doubletree hotel chains.
c. (10 pts) Find a 99% confidence interval for the difference in the average room rates for
the Westin and the Doubletree hotel chains.
d. (5 pts) Do the data indicate a difference in the average room rates between the Marriott
and the Doubletree chains? Between the Westin and the Doubletree chains?
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Question 5. 10 pts
A manufacturing plant has two assembly lines for producing glass bottles. The plant
manager was concerned about whether the proportion of defective bottles differs between
the two lines. Two independent random samples were selected and the following summary
data computed:
Line 1 Line 2
Number of defectives 10 13
Sample size 100 100
a. (8 pts) Find a 95% confidence interval for the true difference in proportion of defective
bottles produced by the two assembly lines.
b. (2 pts) Based on this interval, can one conclude there is a difference in proportion of
defective bottles produced by the two lines? Justify your answer.
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Question 6. 5 pts
A process control engineer wishes to estimate the true proportion of defective computer
chips by using a 90% confidence interval whose half width is no more than B = 0.0001.
How many observations does the engineer need to include in the sample to achieve his
goal, if based on his subjective judgment, the true proportion is about 0.01?
Question 7. 10 pts
Social media has become extremely popular. According to the data provided by comScore
via a new mobile measurement report, the average time per month spent by users on
Twitter is 170 minutes. Suppose that a random sample is taken of 120 users whose
average time spent per month on Twitter is 173 minutes and standard deviation is 15
minutes. Does the data represent sufficient evident to reject comScore’s claim? Test
using α = 0.05 and following the steps bellow:
a. (1.5 pts) Null hypothesis:
b. (1.5 pts) Alternate hypothesis:
c. (3 pts) Test Statistic:
d. (2 pts) Decision rule:
e. (2 pts) Conclusion:
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Question 8. 15 pts
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Assume that IQ scores for a certain population are approximately N µ, σ = 100 . To
test H0 : µ = 110 against the one-tailed alternative hypothesis Ha : µ > 110, we take a
random sample of size n = 16 from this population and observe x̄ = 113.5.
a. (9 pts) Do we accept or reject H0 at the 5% significance level?
b. (3 pts) Do we accept or reject H0 at the 10% significance level?
c. (3 pts)What is the p-value of this test?
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