In: Statistics and Probability
(a) A sample of 25 male emperor penguins has a sample mean
weight of 53.1 pounds and a sample standard deviation of 6.6
pounds. Assuming normality, find a 90 percent confidence interval
for the population average weight of male emperor penguins.
(b) Another sample of 20 emperor penguins (from a different part of
the antartica continent) has a sample mean weight of 48.8 pounds
and a sample standard deviation of 8.2 pounds. Assume normality and
equal variance and test, at a 5 percent level, whether the two
samples are taken from emperor penguin populations with equal
average weights.
1. |
a) CI = (50.8, 55.4) b) we reject equality of the two means |
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2. |
a) CI = (50.9, 55.3) b) we reject equality of the two means |
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3. |
a) CI = (50.9, 55.3) b) we accept equality of the two means |
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4. |
a) CI = (50.8, 55.4) b) we accept equality of the two means |
explain your answer
Solution
a)
a 90 percent confidence interval for the population average weight of male emperor penguins is
a) CI = (50.8, 55.4)
b)
Conclusion : we accept equality of the two means