Statistics
8.41 [EX08-041] A certain adjustment to a machine will
change the length of the parts it makes but will not affect
the standard deviation. The length of the parts is normally
distributed, and the standard deviation is 0.5 mm.
After an adjustment is made, a random sample is taken to
determine the mean length of the parts now being produced.
The resulting lengths are as follows:
75.3 76.0 75.0 77.0 75.4 76.3 77.0 74.9 76.5 75.8
a. What is the parameter of interest?
b. Find the point estimate for the mean length of all
parts now being produced.
c. Find the 0.99 confidence interval for m.
8.125 [EX08-125] Nationally, the ratio of nurses to students
falls short of the recommended federal standard,
according to the USA Today article “School nurses in
short supply” (August 11, 2009). The recommendation
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) is 1 nurse per 750 students. Use the sample
below from 38 randomly selected schools in the state
of New York to test the statement “The New York
mean number of students per school nurse is significantly
higher than the CDC standard of 750.” Assume
.
1062 1070 353 675 1557 1374 459 302 1946 487 295
1047 1751 784 480 377 883 1035 332 330 989 1098
1241 778 1691 963 1645 1594 2125 338 1380 885 707
1267 1412 1037 1603 915
a. Describe the parameter of interest.
b. State the null and alternative hypothesis.
c. Calculate the value for and find the p-value
d. State your decision and conclusion using alfa=.01
9.60 [EX09-060] Use a computer or calculator to complete
the calculations and the hypothesis test for this
exercise. Delco Products, a division of General Motors,
produces commutators designed to be 18.810 mm in
overall length. (A commutator is a device used in the
electrical system of an automobile.) The following data
are the lengths of a sample of 35 commutators taken
while monitoring the manufacturing process:
18.802 18.810 18.780 18.757 18.824 18.827 18.825
18.809 18.794 18.787 18.844 18.824 18.829 18.817
18.785 18.747 18.802 18.826 18.810 18.802 18.780
18.830 18.874 18.836 18.758 18.813 18.844 18.861
18.824 18.835 18.794 18.853 18.823 18.863 18.808
Is there sufficient evidence to reject the claim that these
parts meet the design requirement “mean length is
18.810” alfa = .01 at the level of significance?