Name: April 26, 2001 Score:
MATH 147
Quiz 12
(10 pts.)
Problem 1. A simple random sample of 1000 households of a
large population revealed the following information. Average number of motor
vehicles owned per household is 1.8 with a standard deviation of 2.0. Average
number of people under 30 per household is 3.4 people with a standard deviation
of 2.2 people. Average number of motor vehicles per person under 30 is 0.6
motor vehicles with a standard deviation of 0.5 motor vehicles.
a. If possible, find a confidence interval for the average
number of motor vehicles per household. If you can not, explain why.
b. If possible, find a confidence interval for the average
number of motor vehicles per person under 30. If you can not, explain why.