Which of the following estimates at a 95% confidence level most likely comes from a small sample?

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The correct answer is:

A) 60% ± 18%.

Explanation:

In a confidence interval, the margin of error is given by z*(σ/√n), where σ is the standard deviation and n is the sample size.

First we find the value of z:

We want a 95% confidence level; 95% = 95/100 = 0.95.

To find the z-score, we first subtract this from 1:
1-0.95 = 0.05.

Divide by 2:
0.05/2 = 0.025.

Subtract from 1 again:
1-0.025 = 0.975.

Using a z-table, we find this value in the middle of the table. The z-score that is associated with this value is 1.96.

Back to our formula for margin of error, we have 1.96(σ/√n). The larger n, the sample size, is, the larger its square root is. When we divide by a larger number, our answer is smaller; this gives us a smaller margin of error.

This means that if we had a small sample size, we would divide by a smaller number, making our margin of error larger. The largest margin of error we have in this question is 18%, so this is our correct answer.

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ElenaW [278]

Answer: 3.61km or √13

Step-by-step explanation:

Given Data:

Sides of hexagon = 2km each

Distance walked by Ama = 5km

Therefore;

Let Ama starting position be the origin.

With this She would travel along two edges and then go halfway along a third.

Her new x- coordinate would be

= 1 + 2 + 1/2 = 7/2

Because she travels a distance of 5km which translates to 2 and half side of the Hexagon

= 2*1/2

= 1km. On her x-coordinates

For her y-coordinate we use same principles as x-coordinates

= √3 + 0 - √3/2

= √3/2

Therefore her distance walked

= √ ( (7/2)^2 + (√ 3/2)^2 )

= √ ( 49/4 + 3/4 )

= √ 13

= 3.61km

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Without graphing predict weather the function y= (1/2)x shows exponential growth or decay. Justify your predictions

Alik [6]

Answer:

The base of the exponential function is 0.5 which is between 0 and 1 and thus this is an exponential decay function.

Step-by-step explanation:

Exponential equations are usually in the form;

$y=ab^{x}$

where;

a is the initial value, that is the value of y when x is 0,

b is the growth or decay factor and also the base of the exponential function

If b>1, then it is an exponential growth function and the values of y keep getting bigger.

if 0<b<1, then it is an exponential decay function and the y values keep getting smaller as x increases.

In the function given;

$y=(\frac{1}{2})^{x}$

The base of the exponential function is 0.5 which is between 0 and 1 and thus this is an exponential decay function.

In order to justify our prediction, we can simply obtain the graph of the function and check on how x and y vary.

From the attachment below we can see that the values of y become increasingly smaller as the values of x increases in magnitude which justifies our predictions.