Questions: Question 10
Part 1 of 3
A local bank with 1200 accounts needs information concerning the savings account balances of its customers. A random sample of 38 accounts was checked. The mean balance was 823.13 with a standard deviation of 282.08. The bank manager also noticed that some accounts had very large balances.
Are the conditions for calculating a confidence interval for a mean satisfied? Select all that apply.
The sample is not random nor from a randomized experiment.
The population is skewed right and n<30.
The observations are independent because n ≤ 0.05 N.
The observations are not independent because n>0.05 N.
The conditions for the confidence interval are not satisfied.
The population is normal and n ≥ 30.
The population is skewed right and n ≥ 30.
The sample is random or this is a randomized experiment.
The population is normal and n<30.
The conditions for the confidence interval for the mean are satisfied.
Transcript text: Question 10
Part 1 of 3
A local bank with 1200 accounts needs information concerning the savings account balances of its customers. A random sample of 38 accounts was checked. The mean balance was $\$ 823.13$ with a standard deviation of $\$ 282: 08$. The bank manager also noticed that some accounts had very large balances.
Are the conditions for calculating a confidence interval for a mean satisfied? Select all that apply.
$\square$ The sample is not random nor from a randomized experiment.
The population is skewed right and $n<30$.
The observations are independent because $n \leq 0.05 N$.
$\square$ The observations are not independent because $n>0.05 N$.
The conditions for the confidence interval are not satisfied.
The population is normal and $n \geq 30$.
The population is skewed right and $n \geq 30$.
$\square$ The sample is random or this is a randomized experiment.
The population is normal and $n<30$.
$\square$ The conditions for the confidence interval for the mean are satisfied.
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Check Randomness of the Sample
The sample is confirmed to be random or from a randomized experiment. This is a crucial condition for calculating a confidence interval for the mean.
Step 2: Check Independence of Observations
The observations are independent because the sample size \( n = 38 \) is less than \( 0.05 \times N \), where \( N = 1200 \):
\[
0.05 \times 1200 = 60
\]
Since \( 38 \leq 60 \), the independence condition is satisfied.
Step 3: Check Sample Size
The sample size is sufficient as \( n = 38 \) is greater than or equal to \( 30 \). This allows us to apply the Central Limit Theorem, which states that the sampling distribution of the sample mean will be approximately normal.
Step 4: Conclusion on Conditions for Confidence Interval
All conditions for calculating a confidence interval for the mean are satisfied:
The sample is random.
The observations are independent.
The sample size is large enough.
Final Answer
The conditions for the confidence interval for the mean are satisfied. Thus, the answer is:
\[
\boxed{\text{The conditions for the confidence interval for the mean are satisfied.}}
\]