In: Statistics and Probability
Consider the following data drawn independently from normally distributed populations: Use Table 1. x−1 = 34.3 x−2 = 26.0 σ12 = 89.5 σ22 = 92.8 n1 = 21 n2 = 26 Construct the 99% confidence interval for the difference between the population means.
99% confidence interval for 1 -
2 is
(1 -
2) - Z *
sqrt(
1 /
n1 +
2/
n2) <
1 -
2 <
(
1 -
2) + Z *
sqrt(
1 /
n1 +
2/
n2)
(34.3-26) - 2.576 * sqrt ( 89.5 / 21 + 92.8 / 26) < 1 -
2
< (34.3-26) + 2.576 * sqrt ( 89.5 / 21 + 92.8 / 26)
1.0913 < 1 -
2 <
15.5087
99% CI is ( 1.0913 , 15.5087 )