Private colleges and universities rely on money contributed by individuals and corporations for their operating expenses. Much of this money is put into a fund called an endowment, and the college spends only the interest earned by the fund. A recent survey of 8 private colleges in the United States revealed the following endowments (in millions of dollars): 60.2, 47.0, 235.1, 490.0, 122.6, 177.5, 95.4, and 220.0. What value will be used as the point estimate for the mean endowment of all private colleges in the United States?
A) 143.042 B) 180.975 C) 8 D) 1,447.8
Q. 2You were told that the amount of time lapsed between consecutive trades on the New York Stock Exchange followed a normal distribution with a mean of 15 seconds. You were also told that the probability that the time lapsed between two consecutive trades to fall between 16 to 17 seconds was 13. The probability that the time lapsed between two consecutive trades would fall below 13 seconds was 7. What is the probability that the time lapsed between two consecutive trades will be between 13 and 16 seconds?
What will be an ideal response?
Q. 3The head librarian at the Library of Congress has asked her assistant for an interval estimate of the mean number of books checked out each day. The assistant provides the following interval estimate: from 740 to 920 books per day. What is an efficient, unbiased point estimate of the number of books checked out each day at the Library of Congress?
A) 1,660 B) 740 C) 920 D) 830
Q. 4You were told that the amount of time lapsed between consecutive trades on the New York Stock Exchange followed a normal distribution with a mean of 15 seconds. You were also told that the probability that the time lapsed between two consecutive trades to fall between 16 to 17 seconds was 13. The probability that the time lapsed between two consecutive trades would fall below 13 seconds was 7. What is the probability that the time lapsed between two consecutive trades will be between 14 and 15 seconds?
What will be an ideal response?
Q. 5The sample mean is a point estimate of the population mean.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 6You were told that the amount of time lapsed between consecutive trades on the New York Stock Exchange followed a normal distribution with a mean of 15 seconds. You were also told that the probability that the time lapsed between two consecutive trades to fall between 16 to 17 seconds was 13. The probability that the time lapsed between two consecutive trades would fall below 13 seconds was 7. What is the probability that the time lapsed between two consecutive trades will be between 15 and 16 seconds?
What will be an ideal response?
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