Travelers pay taxes for flying, car rentals and hotels. The following data represent the total travel tax (in RM) for a 3-day business trip in eight randomly selected cities.   67.81 78.69 68.99 84.36 80.24 86.14 101.27 99.29   Determine a point estimate for the population mean travel tax. Determine a point estimate for the population variance travel tax. Construct and interpret a 99% confidence interval to estimate the mean tax paid for a 3-day business trip.

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Travelers pay taxes for flying, car rentals and hotels. The following data represent the total travel tax (in RM) for a 3-day business trip in eight randomly selected cities.

 

67.81

78.69

68.99

84.36

80.24

86.14

101.27

99.29

 

  • Determine a point estimate for the population mean travel tax.
  • Determine a point estimate for the population variance travel tax.
  • Construct and interpret a 99% confidence interval to estimate the mean tax paid for a 3-day business trip.
  • What would you recommend to a researcher who wants to increase the precision of the interval, but does not have access to additional data?
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