Older people often have a hard time finding work. AARP reported on the number of weeks it takes a worker aged 55 plus to find a job. The data on number of weeks spent searching for a job collected by AARP (AARP Bulletin, April 2008) Shows that the mean number of weeks a worker aged 55 plus spent to find a job is 22 weeks. The sample standard deviation is 11.89 weeks and sample size is 40.a) Provide a point estimate of the population mean number of weeks it takes a worker aged 55 plus to find a job. b) At 95% confidence, what is the margin of error?
c) What is the 95% confidence interval estimate of the mean?
d) Discuss the degree of skewness found in the sample data. What suggestion would you make for a repeat of this study?

Step-by-step explanation:

Hello!

Be the variable of interest:

X: Number of weeks it takes a worker aged 55 plus to find a job

Sample average X[bar]= 22 weeks

Sample standard deviation S= 11.89 weeks

Sample size n= 40

a)

The point estimate of the population mean is the sample mean

X[bar]= 22 weeks

It takes on average 22 weeks for a worker aged 55 plus to find a job.

b)

To estimate the population mean using a confidence interval, assuming the variable has a normal distribution is

X[bar] ± *

The structure of the interval is "point estimate" ± "margin of error"

d= * = 2.023*= 3.803

c)

The interval can be calculated as:

[22  ±  3.803]

[18.197; 25.803]

Using s 95% confidence level, you'd expect the population mean of the time it takes a worker 55 plus to find a job will be within the interval [18.197; 25.803] weeks.

d)

Job Search Time (Weeks)

21 , 14, 51, 16, 17, 14, 16, 12, 48, 0, 27, 17, 32, 24, 12, 10, 52, 21, 26, 14, 13, 24, 19 , 28 , 26 , 26, 10, 21, 44, 36, 22, 39, 17, 17, 10, 19, 16, 22, 5, 22

To study the form of the distribution I've used the raw data to create a histogram of the distribution. See attachment.

As you can see in the histogram the distribution grows gradually and then it falls abruptly. The distribution is right skewed.

look at the picture.

y-intercept for the function on a picture is 4 → point (0, 4).

y-intercept for the function

is for x = 0. substitute:

y-intercept is 8 → point (0, 8).