how to do a confidence interval

The formula for the confidence interval for a variance is _________ . => IV. or II. or III. or I...

What is meant by 95% confidence interval of the mean? => 95% of the specific sample means will fall within ± 1.96 standard errors of the population mean. or 95% of the specific sample means will fall within ± 2.58 standard errors of the population mean. or There is..

A restaurant owner wishes to find the 99% confidence interval of the mean number of visitors to the restaurant each day. How large the sample must be if he wants to be accurate within 10 persons? A previous study showed that the standard deviation of the visitors was 2..

To calculate the confidence interval for variance or standard deviation, a statistical distribution called ______ is needed. => chi-square distribution or binomial distribution or poisson distribution or multinomial distribution..

A researcher wishes to estimate the average daily wage (industrial composite) of industrial workers. A previous study showed that the standard deviation is $23. How large a sample must be selected if he wants to be 99% confident of getting an interval that contains the..

Select the correct statement(s). I. Increase in sample size will make the confidence interval of the population mean wider. II. A 90% confidence interval will be wider than a 99% confidence interval. III. Sample mean can never be the same ..

An automobile parts supplier wants to know how long car owners plan to keep their cars with them. A random sample of 20 car owners results in a standard deviation of 3.7 years. Find a 95% confidence interval for the variance and standard deviation. Assume that the vari..

A survey of 120 families showed that at least 78 had a computer at home. Find the 99% confidence interval of the true proportion of families who own a home computer. => 64.5% < p < 65.5% or 5.38% < p < 7.62% or 53.8% < p < 76.2% or 60.6% < p < 69.4%..

The 95% confidence interval for the mean number of tablets in a bottle of calcium tablets is between 149.04 and 150.96. The standard deviation is 3 tablets. Find the size of the random sample that was used to determine this interval. => 40 or 38 or 6 or 150..

The 95% confidence interval for the mean weight of a sack of potatoes is between 4.92 and 5.08. If a random sample of 32 sacks was used to determine this interval, what was the standard deviation? => 0.04 or 0.16 or 3.92 or 0.23..