Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileDescriptive-statistics_uva-measures-of-location-146-en_uva-measures-of-location-146-en
    nameuva-measures-of-location-146-en
    sectionDescriptive statistics/Summary Statistics/Measures of Location
    typeschoice
    solutionFALSE, TRUE, FALSE
    TypeConceptual
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy
    IRT-Difficulty4.524
    p-value0.017

    Question

    In a random sample of ten psychology students, we find a mean age of 24 with a standard deviation equal to 5. We assume that age in the population of psychology students is normally distributed. The 95% confidence interval for the population mean is then


    1. FALSE: 24 ± 3,10.
    2. TRUE: 24 ± 3,58.
    3. FALSE: 24 ± 9,80.

    1. 24 ± 3,10.: Incorrect
    2. 24 ± 3,58.: Correct
    3. 24 ± 9,80.: Incorrect