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ISBN: 9780321978271

Author: Robert Gould, Colleen N. Ryan

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 13, Problem 11SE

Circuit City (Example 2) A statistics student who worked as a cashier at the (former) electronics superstore Circuit City wanted to estimate the amount spent by customers using either credit or debit cards. She took a random sample of customers and recorded the amount they spent. Figure A shows a histogram of the data.

Chapter 13, Problem 11SE, Circuit City (Example 2) A statistics student who worked as a cashier at the (former) electronics , example 1

a. Figure B shows a 95 % confidence interval for the mean amount spent. Interpret this confidence interval.

Chapter 13, Problem 11SE, Circuit City (Example 2) A statistics student who worked as a cashier at the (former) electronics , example 2

b. A log transform of the data shows a more Normally distributed data set. Figure C shows a 95 % confidence interval for the log (base 10) of the amounts spent. Convert the boundaries back into dollars by raising 10 to the power given as the boundary. Report and interpret the confidence interval for the geometric mean.

Chapter 13, Problem 11SE, Circuit City (Example 2) A statistics student who worked as a cashier at the (former) electronics , example 3

c. Which interval is narrower?

d. Which interval would you report if you wanted to tell a Circuit City manager about the typical amount of money spent via credit or debit cards? Explain.

Features Features Normal distribution is characterized by two parameters, mean (µ) and standard deviation (σ). When graphed, the mean represents the center of the bell curve and the graph is perfectly symmetric about the center. The mean, median, and mode are all equal for a normal distribution. The standard deviation measures the data's spread from the center. The higher the standard deviation, the more the data is spread out and the flatter the bell curve looks. Variance is another commonly used measure of the spread of the distribution and is equal to the square of the standard deviation.

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