In: Statistics and Probability
A certain manufacturer is interested in evaluating two alternative manufacturing plans consisting of different machine layouts. Fifty eight consecutive working days were selected and each plan was monitored and the number of items produced each day was recorded. Some of the collected data is shown below:
DAY PLAN 1 OUTPUT PLAN 2 OUTPUT
1 1234 units 1311 units
2 1355 units 1366 units
3 1300 units 1289 units
. . .
. . .
Which of the following confidence intervals would indicate that Plan 2 produces a higher average output than Plan 1? Assume we are comparing (Plan 1 – Plan 2)
(-25.6, -2.6)
(-3.5, 85.6)
(45.3, 55.6)
(-10.5, 36.5)