Statistics for Business and Economics (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134506593
Author: James T. McClave, P. George Benson, Terry Sincich
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 6.116ACB
Lead and copper in drinking water. Periodically, the Hillsborough County (Florida) Water Department tests the drinking water of homeowners for contaminants such as lead and copper. The lead and copper levels in water specimens collected for a sampie of 10 residents of the Crystal Lakes Manors subdivision are shown below, followed by a Minitab printout analyzing the data.
| Lead (μ g/L) | Copper (mg/L) |
| 1 32 | 508 |
| 0 | .279 |
| 13 1 | 320 |
| 919 | .904 |
| 657 | 221 |
| 3.0 | .263 |
| 1 32 | 475 |
| 4.09 | .130 |
| 4 45 | 220 |
| 0 | .743 |
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|
- a. Locate a 90% confidence interval for the
mean lead level In water specimens from Crystal Lakes Manors on the printout. - b. Locate a 90% confidence interval for the mean copper level in water specimens from Crystal Lakes Manors on the printout.
- c. Interpret the intervals, parts a and b, in the words of the problem.
- d. Discuss the meaning of the phrase “90% confident.”
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