8.1

15

  1. x̄ is approximately normal with u/x= 80, σx̅=2

  2. 0.0668

  3. 0.0179

  4. 0.7969

17

  1. The population must be normally distributed to compute probabilities involving the sample mean.

  2. 0.7486

  3. 0.4052.

19

  1. 0.3520

  2. The sampling distrbiution of x bar is normal with ux= 266 and standard deviation x bar= 3.578.

  3. 0.0465

  4. 0.0040.

  5. Unusual because the sample likely came from a population whose mean gestation period is less than 266 days.

  6. 0.9844.

21

  1. 0.3085.

  2. 0.418.

  3. 0.0071.

  4. Increasing the sample size decreases p(xbar >95). This happens because standard deviation x bar decreases as n increases.

  5. A mean reading rate of 92.8 wpm is not unusual since p(xbar> or equal to 92.8) = 0.1056

  6. There is a 5% chance that the mean reading speed of a random sample of 20 second grade students will exceed 93.7 words per minute.

23

  1. 0.5675.

  2. 0.7291.

  3. 0.8051.

  4. 0.8531.

  5. The likelihood of earning a positive rate of return increases as the investment time horizon increases.

8.2

11

  1. The sampling distribution of p hat is approximately normal with up= 0.8 and op= 0.046

  2. 0.1922

  3. 0.047.

12

  1. The sampling distribution of p hat is approximately normal with up= 0.65 and op= 0.0337.

  2. 0.1867.

  3. 0.0375.

13

  1. The sampling distribution is approximately normal with up= 0.35 and op= 0.015.

  2. 0.0040.

  3. 0.0233.

14

  1. The sampling distribution of p hat is approximately normal with up= 0.42 and op= 0.0129.

  2. 0.0099.

  3. 0.606.

15

  1. Qualitative.

  2. The source of the variability is the individuals being surveyed and whether they can order a meal in a foreign language.

  3. The sampling distribution of p hat is normal with up=0.47 and op= 0.035.

  4. 0.1977.

  5. 0.0239.

16

  1. Qualitative.

  2. The source of the variability are the individuals being surveyed and whether they are satisfied with the way things are going in their life.

  3. 0.0384.

  4. 0.2177.

  5. 0.0344 –> unusual.

17

  1. The sampling distribution of p hat is approximately normal with up= 0.39 and op=0.022

  2. 0.3228.

  3. 0.3198.

  4. 0.0838.