In: Statistics and Probability
Trace metals found in wells affect the taste of drinking water, and high concentrations can pose a health risk. Researchers measured the concentration of zinc (in milligrams/liter) near the top and the bottom of 7 randomly selected wells in a large region. The data are provided in the following table. Construct and interpret a 90% confidence interval for the true mean difference (Bottom – Top) in the zinc concentrations of the wells in this region.
well | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
bottom | 0.24 | 0.73 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.31 | 0.56 | 0.49 |
top | 0.19 | 0.64 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.30 | 0.53 | 0.42 |