Chapter 20, Problem 55E

(a)

To determine

Check whether the statement “If I eat a meat hot dog instead of a beef dog, there is a 90% chance I’ll consume less fat” is true or false.

(b)

To determine

Check whether the statement “90% of meat hot dogs have between 1.4 and 6.5 grams less fat than beef hot dog” is true or false.

(c)

To determine

Check whether the statement “I am 90% confident that meat hot dogs average between 1.4 and 6.5 grams less fat than the beef hot dogs” is true or false.

(d)

To determine

Check whether the statement “If I were to get more samples of both kinds of hot dogs, 90% of the time the meat hot dogs would average between 1.4 and 6.5 grams less fat than the beef hot dogs” is true or false.

(e)

To determine

Check whether the statement “If I tested more samples, I’d expect about 90% of the resulting confidence intervals to include the true difference in mean fat content between the two kinds of hot dogs.” is true or false.