Chapter 8: Q 8.40 (page 330)
Suppose that you have obtained data by taking a random sample from a population. Before performing a statistical inference, what should you do?
Sample data should be examined various graphical representations.
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Northeast Commutes. Refer to Exercise
a. Determine and interpret a upper confidence bound for the mean commute time of all commuters in Washington, DC.
b. Compare your one-sided confidence interval in part (a) to the (twosided) confidence interval found in Exercise
Explain why there is more variation in the possible values of the studentized version of than in the possible values of the standardized version of
Table IV in Appendix A contains degrees of freedom from to consecutively but then contains only selected degrees of freedom.
a. Why couldn't we provide entries for all possible degrees of freedom?
b. Why did we construct the table so that consecutive entries appear for smaller degrees of freedom but that only selected entries occur for larger degrees of freedom?
c. If you had only Table IV, what value would you use for os with df with with with ? Explain your answers.
Poverty and Dietary Calcium. Refer to Exercise
a. Determine and interpret a upper confidence bound for the mean calcium intake of all people with incomes below the poverty level.
b. Compare your one-sided confidence interval in part (a) to the (twosided) confidence interval found in Exercise
Find the confidence level and for
a. confidence interval.
b. confidence interval
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