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Yakvenalex [24]
3 years ago
7

A standard weight known to weigh 10 grams. Some suspect bias in weights due to manufacturing process. To assess the accuracy of

a laboratory scale,that weight is weighed repeatedly. The scale readings are normally distributed with unknown mean. The population standard deviation of the scale readings is known to be 0.0003 gram.
(a) The weight is weighed FIVE times. The mean result is 10.0044 grams. Give a 98% confidence interval for the mean weight. Please keep 5 decimals in your answer.
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(b) How many measurements must be averaged to get a margin of error of +/- 0.0001 with 98% confidence? Your answer must be a whole number.
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notsponge [240]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

a) The 98% confidence interval for the mean weight is between 10.00409 grams and 10.00471 grams

b) 49 measurements are needed.

Step-by-step explanation:

Question a:

We have that to find our \alpha level, that is the subtraction of 1 by the confidence interval divided by 2. So:

\alpha = \frac{1 - 0.98}{2} = 0.01

Now, we have to find z in the Ztable as such z has a pvalue of 1 - \alpha.

That is z with a pvalue of 1 - 0.01 = 0.99, so Z = 2.327.

Now, find the margin of error M as such

M = z\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}

In which \sigma is the standard deviation of the population and n is the size of the sample.

M = 2.327\frac{0.0003}{\sqrt{5}} = 0.00031

The lower end of the interval is the sample mean subtracted by M. So it is 10.0044 - 0.00031 = 10.00409 grams

The upper end of the interval is the sample mean added to M. So it is 10 + 0.00031 = 10.00471 grams

The 98% confidence interval for the mean weight is between 10.00409 grams and 10.00471 grams.

(b) How many measurements must be averaged to get a margin of error of +/- 0.0001 with 98% confidence?

We have to find n for which M = 0.0001. So

M = z\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}

0.0001 = 2.327\frac{0.0003}{\sqrt{n}}

0.0001\sqrt{n} = 2.327*0.0003

\sqrt{n} = \frac{2.327*0.0003}{0.0001}

(\sqrt{n})^2 = (\frac{2.327*0.0003}{0.0001})^2

n = 48.73

Rounding up

49 measurements are needed.

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