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UOL Statistics 1: Group Assignment 2: Instructions

This document provides instructions and questions for a statistics group assignment. It instructs students to read Chapter 7, look at past exam commentaries, submit one PDF document per group by the due date, and include a completed assignment coversheet. It then lists three questions: 1) calculates a sample proportion and size from a confidence interval, 2) finds a confidence interval for the difference in means between two car models, and 3) provides a confidence interval and analysis for the difference in fuel consumption between standard and new tires.

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UOL Statistics 1: Group Assignment 2: Instructions

This document provides instructions and questions for a statistics group assignment. It instructs students to read Chapter 7, look at past exam commentaries, submit one PDF document per group by the due date, and include a completed assignment coversheet. It then lists three questions: 1) calculates a sample proportion and size from a confidence interval, 2) finds a confidence interval for the difference in means between two car models, and 3) provides a confidence interval and analysis for the difference in fuel consumption between standard and new tires.

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UOL Statistics 1: Group Assignment 2

Instructions:
1. Read through Chapter 7.
2. You may want to look at the Examiners' commentaries of past-years papers to
have an idea what is the expected depth of answer to each question.
3. Each group should submit only ONE PDF document in eGlobal LMS by Lesson 8.
Any member can do the submission.
4. You are allowed to submit multiple times and the latest version before the due
date/time will be recorded.
5. Remember to complete the Assignment Coversheet and insert it in the first page
of your document.
6. If typing the mathematical symbols are too difficult, you may write your answers
and insert as pictures into your document.

Question 1
You are told that a 90% confidence interval for a population proportion is (0.4086,
0.5914). What was the sample proportion that lead to this confidence interval? Also,
what was the size of the sample used?

(5 marks)

Question 2
The fuel consumption of two different car models (A and B) was compared in the
following way. A random sample of 20 cars from model A and 35 cars from model B
were taken and the fuel consumption (in miles per gallon) was measured for each
car. The results are summarised in the table below:

Sample size Sample mean Sample standard deviation


Car Model A 20 30.9 6.11
Car Model B 35 27.1 6.41

Provide a 95% confidence interval for the difference between the mean fuel
consumption of the two car models.

(6 marks)
Question 3
A study was made to determine the amount of fuel economy obtained by using a
specific new type of tyre over a standard type. For this reason, 8 cars were fitted
with the new type of tyre and the fuel consumption (in km/l) was measured
after a test-drive. Afterwards, the same cars with the same drivers were fitted
with the standard type of tyre and the experiment was repeated to obtain the
following fuel consumption measurements:

Car #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8
Standard type tyres 4.6 6.5 7.4 5.5 5.3 5.2 6.6 6.7
New type tyres 4.1 6.2 7.1 5.4 5.5 5.1 6.1 6.3

(a) Give a 95% confidence interval for the difference in means.

(b) Would you be concerned about fuel consumption if you wanted to buy the new
type of tyre? Provide an explanation with your answer.

(7 marks)

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