Keller MATH 533 Final Exam Latest 2016

1. (TCO A)A random sample of 20 cars driving down I-294 is selected and their speed is monitored. The results are as follows (in mph).

68 65 50 79 77 60 55 61 78 75
75 67 72 58 70 62 67 72 70 74

a. Compute themean,median,mode, andstandard deviation, Q₁, Q₃, Min, and Max for the above sample data on speed per car.
b. In the context of this situation, interpret the Median, Q₁, and Q₃. (Points : 33)

2.(TCO B) Consider the following data on newly hired employees in relation to which part of the country they were born and their highest degree attained.

If you choose one person at random, then find the probability that the person

a. has a PHD.
b. is from the East and has a BS as the highest degree attained.
c. has only a HS degree, given that person is from the West. (Points : 18)

3.(TCO B)A source in the Internal Revenue Service has stated that historically 90% of federal tax returns filed are free of arithmetic errors. A random sample of 25 returns are selected and checked carefully for arithmetic errors. Assuming independence, find the probability that

a. all 25 returns are free of arithmetic errors.
b. at most 23 returns are free of arithmetic errors.
c. more than 17 are free of arithmetic errors. (Points : 18)

4.(TCO B)CJ Computer Disks stocks and sells recordable CDs. The monthly demand for these CDs is closely approximated by a normal distribution with a mean of 20,000 disks and standard deviation of 4,000 disks. CJ receives shipments from the supplier once per month (at the beginning of each month).

a. Find the probability that the demand for recordable CDs exceeds 30,000 for a particular month.
b. Find the probability that the demand for recordable CDs is between 12,000 and 18,000.
c. How large an inventory must CJ have available at the beginning of the month so that the probability of running out of recordable CDs (a stock out) during the month is no more than .05? (Points : 18)

5.(TCO C) The Ford Motor Company wishes to estimate the mean dollar amount of damage done to a Ford Explorer as a result of a 10 mph crash into the rear bumper of a parked car. The sample results are as follows.

Sample Size = 36
Sample Mean = $638
Sample Standard Deviation = $115

a. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the average dollar amount of damage.
b. Interpret this interval.
c. How large a sample size will need to be selected if we wish to have a 95% confidence interval for the average dollar amount of damage with a margin for error of $10? (Points : 18)

6.(TCO C) A clock company is concerned about errors in assembly of their custom made clocks. A random sample of 120 clocks from today’s production yields nine clocks with assembly errors.

a. Compute the 95% confidence interval for the percentage of clocks with assembly errors in today’s production.
b. Interpret this confidence interval.
c. How many clocks should be selected in order to be 95% confident of being within 2% of the population percentage of clocks with assembly errors in today’s production? (Points : 18)

7.(TCO D) The Cottrell Soap Company has produced a new dish washing liquid that it believes is superior to competitive products on the market. The board of directors has indicated that the product will be marketed if more than 25% of the population of households prefer the product over its competitors. The company’s market research department has distributed the new product to 400 randomly selected households. The results of this sampling are that 120 of the 400 households prefer the new dish washing liquid. Does the sample data provide evidence to conclude that the percentage of households in the population that prefer the new dishwashing liquid is more than 25% (witha = .05)? Use the hypothesis testing procedure outlined below.

a. Formulate the null and alternative hypotheses.
b. State the level of significance.
c. Find the critical value (or values), and clearly show the rejection and nonrejection regions.
d. Compute the test statistic.
e. Decide whether you can reject Ho and accept Ha or not.
f. Explain and interpret your conclusion in part e. What does this mean?
g. Determine the observed p-value for the hypothesis test and interpret this value. What does this mean?
h. Does this sample data provide evidence (witha = 0.05) that the percentage of households in the population that prefer the new dishwashing liquid is more than 25%?

(Points : 24)

8.(TCO D) A manufacturer of athletic footwear claims that the mean life of his product will exceed 50 hours. A random sample of 36 shoes leads to the following results in terms of useful life.

Sample Size = 36 shoes
Sample Mean = 52.3 hours
Sample Standard Deviation = 9.6 hours

Does the sample data provide evidence to conclude that the manufacturer’s claim is correct (usinga = .10)? Use the hypothesis testing procedure outlined below..

a. Formulate the null and alternative hypotheses.
b. State the level of significance.
c. Find the critical value (or values), and clearly show the rejection and nonrejection regions.
d. Compute the test statistic.
e. Decide whether you can reject Ho and accept Ha or not.
f. Explain and interpret your conclusion in part e. What does this mean?
g. Determine the observed p-value for the hypothesis test and interpret this value. What does this mean?
h. Does the sample data provide evidence to conclude that the manufacturer’s claim is correct (usinga = .10)? (Points : 24)

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