Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileInferential_Statistics_vufgb-confidenceintervals-027-en_vufgb-confidenceintervals-027-en
    namevufgb-confidenceintervals-027-en
    sectionInferential Statistics/Confidence Intervals, Inferential Statistics/Sampling Distributions
    typeschoice
    solutionTRUE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE
    TypeCalculation
    Program
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy

    Question

    A researcher wants to know what percent of elementary school children have ever smoked. He draws a random sample of 240 children. It turns out that in the sample 30 children have ever smoked. What is the 95% confidence interval for the population parameter?


    1. TRUE: 0.083 < π\pi < 0.167
    2. FALSE: 0.124 < π\pi < 0.126
    3. FALSE: 0.458 < π\pi < 0.542
    4. FALSE: 0.104 < π\pi < 0.146

    1. Correct
    2. Incorrect
    3. Incorrect
    4. Incorrect