Runners from Japan are estimated to run kilometers on a marathon.

A
sample of 20 runners was observed to have finished a marathon with the
mean finishing time of 5 hours.The population is normally distributed with a
population standard deviation = 0.5 hours find,

a. The point estimate

b. The 95% confidence interval of the population mean

Solution:
a. Point Estimate

Steps
1. Describe the population
parameter of interest.
2. Specify the confidence
interval criteria.
a. Check the assumptions.
b. Determine the test
statistic to be use to
calculate the interval.
c. State the level of
confidence.
3. Collect and present
sample evidence
a. Collect the sample
information.
b. Find the point estimate.
Solution
The parameter of interest is the mean of the
finishing time of a marathon of all runners form
Japan.
The sample is normal as guaranteed by the CLT
The test statistic is the z with = 0.5
The question asks for a 95% confidence, or =
0.05
The sample information consist of XX = 5, n = 20 and
= 0.5
The point estimate for the population mean is 3

b. 95% Confidence Interval

4. Determine the confidence interval.

a. Determine the confidence The confidence coefficient is 1.96.
coefficient.
b. Find the maximum error E. a
E=z
2 ( n )
0.5
1.96 (
20 )
0.22
c. Find the lower and upper a a
confidence limits X z
( )
2 n
< < X + z
2 n ( )
X 1.96
( 0.520 )< < X +1.96 ( 0.520 )
50.22 5+0.22

4.7 8 5.22

d. Describe the results Thus, we can say with 95% confidence that the interval
between 4.7 8 hours and 5.22 hours contain the
population mean based on 20 runners from Japan
mean finishing time.