QUIZ 2

Question 1
1) The accompanying table presents a population of five hospitals denoted by A, B, C, D, and E.
The total number of beds is given for each hospital.

Hospital
A
B
C
D
E

Number of Beds
160
220
850
510
110

of beds and the standard deviation x of the distribution

a. Compute the mean number of X
of number of beds in the population of five hospitals.
b. How many samples of two hospitals can be drawn from this population of five hospitals?
c. List each of the possible samples of two hospitals and compute the mean number of beds per
hospitals for each sample.
d. Assuming each of the samples listed in part (c) is equally likely, compute the mean, E( x ) and
variance, Var( x ) of the distribution of sample means, x . How does E( x ) compare with
?
the population mean X
e. Calculate the standard error of x . How does SE( x ) compare with the population standard
deviation x ?
f. How many different samples of four hospitals can be drawn from this population? List each of
these samples plus the sample mean x for each sample.
g. Calculate E( x ) and Var( x ) for the sample means listed in part (f). How do these compare
with the values of E( x ) and Var( x ) obtained in part (d)?

Question 2
Table 1 Cumulative Exposure to Pulmonary Stressors and Forced Vital Capacity
Among Workers in a Sample Taken at a Plant Employing 1200 Workers
worker

exposure

fvc*

1
3
81
2
3
64
3
2
85
4
2
91
5
3
60
6
1
97
7
1
82
8
1
99
9
3
96
10
3
91
11
1
71
12
3
88
13
2
84
14
3
85
15
3
77
16
3
76
17
3
62
18
3
67
19
3
91
20
2
99
21
2
70
22
1
64
23
3
72
24
2
72
25
3
95
26
3
96
27
3
62
28
3
67
29
3
95
30
1
87
31
3
84
32
3
89
33
3
89
34
3
65
35
3
67
36
3
69
37
3
80
38
3
98
39
3
65
40
3
84
* Percentage of value expected on the basis of age, sex, and height.
Exposure : 1 = low; '2' = medium; 3 = high.
a) From the data in Table 1, estimate the proportion of all workers in the plant having a fvc less
than 70% of that expected on the basis of age, sex, and height. Give a 95% confidence
interval for this estimated proportion.
b) From the data in Table 1, estimate the proportion of workers in the plant having low or
medium exposure to pulmonary stressors. Give a 95% confidence interval for this estimated
proportion.

Question 3
A community within a city contains 3000 households and 10,000 persons. For purposes of planning a
community satellite to the local health department, it is desired to estimate the total number of
physician visits made during a calendar year by members of the community. For this information to be
useful, it should be accurate to within 10% of the true value. A small pilot survey of 10 households,
conducted for purposes of gathering preliminary information, yielded the accompanying data on
physician visits made during the previous calendar year. Using these data as preliminary information,
determine the sample size needed to meet the specifications of the survey.

Household

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

No. of Persons in
Household
3
6
2
5
2
3
4
2
6
4

No. of Physician Visits

Per Person During
Previous Year
4.0
4.5
8.0
3.4
0.5
7.0
8.5
6.0
4.0
7.5