EIE2001 Sampling I
1. State park officials were interested in the proportion of campers who consider the campsite
spacing adequate in a particular campground. They decided to take a simple random sample
of n=30 from the first N=300 camping parties that visited the campground. Let yi = 0 if the
head of the ith party sampled does not think the campsite spacing is adequate and yi =1 if
he/she does (i= 1,2, 3, ..., 30). Use the data below to estimate p, the proportion of campers
who consider the campsite spacing adequate. Place a bound on the error of estimation.
Camper sampled Response, yi
1 1
2 0
3 1
. .
. .
. .
29 1
30 1
30
y
i =1
i = 25
N 300
n 30
yi 25
phat 0.833333
qhat 0.166667
Vhat 0.00431
B 0.131306
Lower limit 0.702027
Upper limit 0.96464
EIE2001 Sampling I
2. A psychologist wishes to estimate the average reaction time to a stimulus among 200 patients
in a hospital specializing in nervous disorders. A simple random sample of n=20 patients was
selected, and their reaction times were measured, with the following results:
y = 2.1 seconds, s = 0.4 seconds
Estimate the population mean µ and place a bound on the error of estimation.
𝜇̂ = 𝑦̅ = 2.1
𝑛 𝑠2 20 2
0.4
𝑉̂ (𝑦̅) = (1 − 𝑁 ) 𝑛 = ( 1 − 200 ) * 20 =0.0072
𝐵 = 2√𝑉̂ (𝑦̅) = 2 ∗ √0.0072 = 0.169706
N 200
n 20
y bar 2.1
s 0.4
s^2 0.16
miu 2.1
Vhat 0.0072
Bound 0.169706
Lower limit 1.930294
Upper limit 2.269706
EIE2001 Sampling I
3. A college is concerned about improving its relations with a neighboring community. A
simple random sample of n = 30 students was selected from N = 4500 students listed in the
directory to estimate the total amount of money spent on clothing during one quarter of the
school year. The results of the sample are listed in the table below. Use these data to estimate
τ and place a bound on the error of estimation.
Student Amount spent ($) Student Amount spent ($) Student Amount spent ($)
1 30 11 29 21 9
2 22 12 21 22 15
3 10 13 13 23 6
4 62 14 15 24 93
5 28 15 23 25 21
6 31 16 32 26 20
7 40 17 14 27 13
8 29 18 29 28 12
9 17 19 48 29 29
10 51 20 50 30 38
N 4500
n 30
ybar/miu 28.33333333
total 158.8235294
s^2 338.6436782
Vhat 11.21286845
Bound 6.697124295
Lower interval 152.1264051
Upper interval 165.5206537
EIE2001 Sampling I
4. The management of a particular company is interested in estimating the proportion of
employees favoring a new investment policy. In a simple random sample of n = 250
employees obtained from N = 2,000 employees leaving the building at the end of a particular
workday, 138 were in favor of the new policy.
(a) Estimate the proportion of employees in favor of the new policy. Calculate the 95%
confidence interval.
Proportion = 138/250 = 0.552
N 2000
n 250
yi 138
phat 0.552
qhat 0.448
Vhat 0.000869012
B 0.058958021
Lower interval 0.493041979
Upper interval 0.610958021
(b) Estimate the total number of employees in favor of the new policy. Calculate the 95%
confidence interval.
N 2000
n 250
yi 138
phat 0.552
qhat 0.448
s^2 0.247296
total 1104
Vhat 3462.144
B 117.6799728
Lower interval 986.3200272
Upper interval 1221.679973
