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1. The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) contracts with your consulting company to determine the estimate of mean number of production workers. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean number of production workers. What is the point estimate? How much is the margin of error in the estimate?

2. Suppose the average number of employees per industry group in the manufacturing database is believed to be less than s). Test this belief as the alternative hypothesis by using the 140 SIC Code industries given in the database as the sample. Let α = .10. Assume that the number of employees per industry group are normally distributed in the population.

3. You are also required to determine whether there is a significant difference between mean Value Added by the Manufacturer and the mean Cost of Materials in manufacturing using alpha of 0.01.

4. You are requested to determine whether there is a significantly greater variance among values of Cost of Materials than of End-of-Year Inventories.

Paper For Above Instructions

Inferential statistics are an essential aspect of data analysis, providing methods for making conclusions about a population based on a sample. This report focuses on various inferential statistics concepts applied to four different datasets: Manufacturing Database, Hospital Database, Consumer Food, and Financial Database. Each dataset presents unique variables and challenges to explore; thus, we will follow a structured approach to analyze each dataset as per the provided options.

Manufacturing Database Analysis

As a consultant for the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), the first step is to construct a 95% confidence interval for the mean number of production workers. Assuming we have a sample mean (\(\bar{x}\)) and standard deviation (s), the confidence interval can be calculated using the formula:

Confidence Interval = \(\bar{x} \pm Z_{\alpha/2} \cdot \frac{s}{\sqrt{n}}\)

Where \(Z_{\alpha/2}\) is the Z-value for a 95% confidence level (approximately 1.96), s is the sample standard deviation, and n is the sample size.

Next, we will calculate the margin of error (E) as follows:

Margin of Error (E) = \(Z_{\alpha/2} \cdot \frac{s}{\sqrt{n}}\)

Suppose we found a mean of 2500 production workers and a standard deviation of 300 across a sample of 40 industries. The calculations would yield:

Confidence Interval = 2500 ± 1.96 * (300 / √40) → 2500 ± 94.39 → (2405.61, 2594.39).

Thus, the point estimate is 2500, and the margin of error is approximately 94.39.

Hypothesis Testing for Average Employees

To address the belief that the average number of employees per industry group is less than a specified value (let’s assume 3000), we will set up a hypothesis test:

Null Hypothesis (H0): μ = 3000

Alternative Hypothesis (H1): μ < 3000

Using the sample data, the t-test can be employed to evaluate the null hypothesis, assuming the data follows a normal distribution. If our sample data yields a t-statistic of -2.35, we compare it to the critical t-value for 39 degrees of freedom (n-1) at α = 0.10, which is approximately -1.31. Since -2.35 < -1.31, we reject the null hypothesis, supporting that the average number of employees is less than 3000.

Testing Differences in Means

To determine whether there is a statistically significant difference between the mean Value Added by Manufacturers and the mean Cost of Materials, we will conduct a two-sample t-test. We define:

Null Hypothesis (H0): μ1 = μ2 (no difference)

Alternative Hypothesis (H1): μ1 ≠ μ2 (there is a difference)

Your calculated t-statistic will be compared against the critical value for the relevant degrees of freedom at a significance level of 0.01. If our results yield a significant t-value, we reject the null hypothesis.

Variance Analysis

The analysis to determine if there's significantly greater variance for Cost of Materials than for End-of-Year Inventories can be addressed using an F-test. This test compares the variances between two samples:

Null Hypothesis (H0): σ1² = σ2²

Alternative Hypothesis (H1): σ1² > σ2²

Calculated F-statistic will relate to the ratio of the variances. If F exceeds the critical value from the F-distribution table, we reject the null hypothesis.

Hospital Database Analysis

Transitioning to the Hospital Database, we will construct a 90% and subsequently, a 99% confidence interval to estimate the average census. With the increased confidence level, we anticipate the interval will widen due to a larger margin of error. Assuming census values from a sample mean of 150 and a standard deviation of 20, the calculations would show:

For 90%: CI = \(150 \pm 1.645 \cdot \frac{20}{\sqrt{n}}\).

For 99%: CI = \(150 \pm 2.576 \cdot \frac{20}{\sqrt{n}}\).

Proportions Analysis

Regarding the estimation of hospitals categorized as “general medical,” if we find that 60 out of 100 hospitals fall under this category, the point estimate for the proportion is 0.6. The corresponding 95% confidence interval can be calculated, providing insight into expected population parameters.

Consumer Food Database Application

To test if average household food spending is more than $8,000 in the Midwest, we will again set up a one-tail hypothesis test:

H0: μ ≤ 8000, H1: μ > 8000.

Assuming a mean of $8,500 from our sample with standard deviation of $600, we compute using a one-sample t-test. If results yield a p-value less than 0.01, we reject the null.

Financial Database Evaluation

Finally, analyzing the Financial Database, we will estimate earnings per share (EPS) for companies, applying confidence intervals based on sample results. If our sample means provide evidence of EPS less than $2.50, this hypothesis will be tested similarly using the appropriated table values.

Conclusion

Through employing various inferential statistical techniques, we recognize the critical role they play in deriving insights from substantial datasets. The aforementioned analyses will guide business decisions across the sectors defined by the different databases. By continually applying significance tests and confidence intervals, organizations can make informed decisions and strategic plans.

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