Math Problem Statement

A sociologist uses a random sample to survey 825 women. She finds that the mean amount of agreement with the statement 'Abortion is justifiable' is 7 on a scale of 1 (never justifiable) to 10 (always justifiable). The sample variance (s²) of the variable 'Abortion is justifiable' is 5.5. Another sociologist says that he knows the population mean agreement is 4. He carries out a hypothesis test to determine whether the population mean is different from 4.

Solution

Let's break down the tasks from the image, which deals with confidence intervals and hypothesis testing:

Part a:

i. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the mean agreement on "Abortion is justifiable":

  • The sample size n=825n = 825.
  • Sample mean xˉ=7\bar{x} = 7.
  • Sample variance s2=5.5s^2 = 5.5.

To construct the confidence interval, we'll use the formula for the confidence interval for the mean: CI=xˉ±Zα/2×(sn)CI = \bar{x} \pm Z_{\alpha/2} \times \left( \frac{s}{\sqrt{n}} \right) Where:

  • Zα/2Z_{\alpha/2} is the critical value for a 95% confidence level.
  • ss is the sample standard deviation (which is the square root of the sample variance).

Since it's a large sample, we'll assume a normal distribution for the critical value.

ii. Hypothesis test:

  • Null hypothesis H0:μ=4H_0: \mu = 4.
  • The z-obtained value is 2.50.

You'll need to interpret the z-value and compare it with the critical value at α=0.05\alpha = 0.05.

Part b:

i. Confidence interval for proportions:

  • Sample size n=180n = 180.
  • Proportion p=75180p = \frac{75}{180}.

The formula for the confidence interval for a proportion is: CI=p^±Zα/2×p^(1p^)nCI = \hat{p} \pm Z_{\alpha/2} \times \sqrt{\frac{\hat{p}(1 - \hat{p})}{n}} Where p^\hat{p} is the sample proportion.

ii. Hypothesis test for proportions:

  • Null hypothesis H0:p=0.61H_0: p = 0.61.
  • The z-obtained value is -1.82.

We can use this to draw conclusions about whether to reject the null hypothesis based on the critical z-value.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Statistics
Confidence Intervals
Hypothesis Testing
Z-scores

Formulas

Confidence interval formula for the mean: CI = x̄ ± Z * (s / √n)
Hypothesis test formula: Z = (x̄ - μ) / (σ / √n)
Proportion confidence interval: CI = p̂ ± Z * √(p̂(1 - p̂) / n)

Theorems

Central Limit Theorem
Z-test for means
Confidence Interval Theory

Suitable Grade Level

Undergraduate Statistics