When Establishing the Confidence Interval for the Average Weight of a Cereal

question 63

Multiple Choice

When establishing the confidence interval for the average weight of a cereal box, assume that the population standard deviation is known to be 2 ounces and is normally distributed. Based on a sample, the average weight of a sample of 20 boxes is 16 ounces. The appropriate test statistic to use is ________.

• A) t
• B) z
• C) χ
• D) p

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Definitions:

Face Validity

The extent to which a test appears to measure what it's supposed to measure, making it seem valid at face value.

Concurrent Validity

Concurrent validity is the extent to which test scores or measurements are correlated with other measures or outcomes that are theoretically related and taken at the same time.

Predictive Validity

How well a result from a test or scale forecasts subsequent performance in a connected area.

Face Validity

The degree to which a test or measure appears effectively to assess what it is supposed to assess, based on casual inspection.