Statistics Homework Solutions
Problem
#7087

Statistics - Confidence Interval

Please provide step by step instructions using actual numbers instead of formulas for solving the following 3 problems, thanks

3. Determine whether the average number of calories in a homemade cookie is more than a store-bought one. Estimate the difference in the mean calories between the two types using a 90% confidence interval.
homemade n=40 x-bar=180 s=2
storebought n=45 x-bar=179 s=4


4. A childcare agency was interestin in examining the amount that families pay per child per month for childcare outside the home. A randome sample of 64 families was selected and the mean and the standard deviation were computed to be $675 and $80 respectively.
a. Find a 95% confidence interval for the true average amount spent per child per month for childcare outside the home.
b. Interpret the interval found in part a.
c. A social worker claims that the average amount spent per child per month outside the home is $700. Based on the interval in part a can this claim be rejected?
d. Find a 95% upper confidence bound for the true average amount spent per child per month on childcare outside the home.

Solution
What is this?
By OTA - Overall OTA Rating
Purchase Cost Now
$2.19 CAD (was ~$11.97)
Included in Download
  • Plain text response
  • Attached file(s):
    • Solution12.doc
$2.19 Instant Download
Add to Cart
Why you can trust BrainMass.com
  • Your Information is Secure
  • Best Online Academic Help Service
  • Students find real academic Success
Related Solutions
  • Hypothesis testing - MNM Inc, has their stores located at three different locations. Random samples of the daily sales of the three stores (in $1,00) are shown below. Stores 1 store 2 store 3 ...
  • Estimating the average amount its credit card customers spent on their first visit to the chain's new store in the mall. - a major department store chain is interested in estimating the average amount its credit card customers spent on their first visit to the chain's new store in the mall. Fifteen credit card accounts we ...
  • Confidence interval for population variance - A discount store is trying to decide whether to use a single waiting line for available cashiers. The waiting times for 25 randomly selected customers was found to have a standard deviation of 1.7 min ...
  • Confidence interval - A discount store is trying to decide whether to use a single waiting line for available cashiers. The waiting times for 25 randomly selected customers was found to have a standard deviation of 1.7 mi ...
  • Confidence Interval - Which of the following is not needed to be known to calculate a confidence interval? a. standard deviation b. sample size c. mean d. degree of confidence
Browse