Mathematics, 25.12.2019 21:31, hardwick744

The general social survey asked the question: "for how many days during the past30 days was your mental health, which includes stress, depression, and problems with emotions, not good? "based on responses from 1,151 us residents, the survey reported a 95% confidence interval of 3.40 to 4.24days in 2010.

(a) interpret this interval in context of the data.
(b) what does "95% confident" mean? explain in the context of the application.
(c) suppose the researchers think a 99% confidence level would be more appropriate for this interval. willthis new interval be smaller or wider than the 95% confidence interval?
(d) if a new survey were to be done with 500 americans, do you think the standard error of the estimatebe larger, smaller, or about the same.

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a) For this case we can conclude that we are 95% confident that the true mean for the variable of interest is between 3.4 and 4.24 days in the US population.

b) The 95% confident means that if we select 100 different samples and calculate the 95% confidence interval for each sample selected, then we will have approximately 95 out of 100 confidence intervals will contain the true mean for the parameter of interest.

c) If we have the same info but we want more confidence that implies that the confidence interval would be wider, since the margin of error increase with more confidence.

d) Assuming that we have the same confidence level and the value for the deviation not changes. If we see if we decrease the sample size, then the margin of error would be lower since the original sample size was 1151. So then if we use 500 Americans we would have a lower value for the margin of error for this new interval. And then our confidence interval would smaller than the original.

Step-by-step explanation:

Previous concepts

A confidence interval is "a range of values that’s likely to include a population value with a certain degree of confidence. It is often expressed a % whereby a population means lies between an upper and lower interval".

The margin of error is the range of values below and above the sample statistic in a confidence interval.

Normal distribution, is a "probability distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean".

The confidence interval for the mean is given by the following formula:

$\bar X \pm t_{\alpha/2}\frac{s}{\sqrt{n}}$

For the 95% confidence interval the value of $\alpha=1-0.95=0.05$ and $\alpha/2=0.025$ , with that value we can find the quantile required for the interval in the normal standard distribution.

$z_{\alpha/2}=1.96$

The confidence interval after apply the formulas was (3.40 ,4.24)

Part a

For this case we can conclude that we are 95% confident that the true mean for the variable of interest is between 3.4 and 4.24 days in the US population.

Part b

The 95% confident means that if we select 100 different samples and calculate the 95% confidence interval for each sample selected, then we will have approximately 95 out of 100 confidence intervals will contain the true mean for the parameter of interest.

Part c

If we have the same info but we want more confidence that implies that the confidence interval would be wider, since the margin of erroe increase with more confidence, because the critical value increase.

Part d

We need to take in count that the margin of error is given by:

$ME=t_{\alpha/2}\frac{s}{\sqrt{n}}$

Assuming that we have the same confidence level and the value for the deviation s not changes. If we see if we decrease the sample size, then the margin of error would be lower since the original sample size was 1151. So then if we use 500 Americans we would have a lower value for the margin of error for this new interval. And then our confidence interval would smaller than the original.

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answer: the price of one pound cabbage = $ 0.8

the point (10,8) represents that the cost of 10 pounds cabbage is $ 8

step-by-step explanation:

since, here is a proportional relation between the number of pounds of cabbage (x) and the price in dollars (y).

therefore, we can write,

$y\propto x$

⇒ y = k x

where k is the constant of proportionality.

now, point (5,4) is in the line.

thus, it will satisfies the above equation of line.

⇒ 4 = 5 k

⇒ k = 0.8

thus, the equation of the line is,

y = 0.8 x

a) for x = 1,

y = 0.8

therefore, the cost of one pound of cabbage is 0.8 dollars.

b) in the below graph (10,8) represents that the cost of 10 pounds of cabbage is 8 dollars.

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answer:

total cost for tiles and paints is $924.

step-by-step explanation:

we have been given that a community hall is in the shape of a cuboid. the hall is 40m long 15m high and 3m wide.

the paint will be required for 4 walls and ceiling.

let us find area of walls and ceiling.

$\text{area of walls and ceiling}=(2*40*15)+(2*3*15)+(40*3)$

$\text{area of walls and ceiling}=1200+90+120$

$\text{area of walls and ceiling}=1410$

therefore, the area of walls and ceiling is 1410 square meters.

given: cost for 10 litre of paint is $10 and 10 litre paint covers 25 square meter. therefore,

$\text{ the total painting cost}=10*(\frac{1410}{25})$

$\text{ the total painting cost}=10*56.4=564$

therefore, the total painting cost is $564.

tiles will be required for floor. let us find the area of floor.

$\text{area of floor} = 40*3\text{ square meters}$

$\text{area of floor} =120\text{ square meters}$

given: 1m squared floor tiles costs $3. so,

$\text{total cost for tiles} = 3*120 = 360$

therefore, the total tiles cost is $360.

now let us find combined total cost of tiles and paint.

$\text{combined total cost}= 564+360 = 924$

therefore, the combined total cost of tiles and paint is $924.

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