Elementary Statistics (Text Only)
Elementary Statistics (Text Only)
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Chapter 10, Problem 14CQ
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To find: The 90% confidence interval for the difference μ1μ2 .

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Answer to Problem 14CQ

The 90% confidence interval for the difference μ1μ2 is (1832.7054,3253.2946) .

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Given information:

The sample is 76 , the mean annual income is $34214 and the standard deviation is $2171 . The sample in neighboring town is 88 , the mean income is $31671 with standard of deviation of $3279 .

Concept used:

Excel formula is used.

Calculation:

The point estimate for the difference is,

  μ1μ2=x1¯x2¯=3421431671=$2543

The formula for degree of freedom is,

  dof= ( s 1 2 n 1 + s 2 2 n 2 )2 ( s 1 2 n 1 ) 2 n 1 1+ ( s 2 2 n 2 ) 2 n 2 1= ( ( 2171 ) 2 76 + ( 3279 ) 2 88 )2 ( ( 2171 ) 2 76 ) 2 761+ ( ( 3279 ) 2 88 ) 2 761=152.2363=152

Assume level of significance as 0.10 .

For 152 degree of freedom and 0.10 level of significance, the critical value is,

  tc=[=TINV(probability,deg_freedom)]=[=TINV(0.1,152)]=1.6549=1.655

The formula for margin of error is,

  E=tc s 1 2 n 1 + s 2 2 n 2 =1.655 ( 2171 ) 2 76+ ( 3279 ) 2 88=710.294573=710.3

The confidence interval is given as,

  CI=( x 1 ¯ x 2 ¯)±tc s 1 2 n 1 + s 2 2 n 2 =( x 1 ¯ x 2 ¯)±E=2543±710.294573=1832.7054,3253.2946

Therefore, the 90% confidence interval for the difference μ1μ2 is (1832.7054,3253.2946) .

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