In: Statistics and Probability
A recent study on state income tax payments found that the average person paid $7,500 each year with a standard deviation of $250.20. After multiple propositions by local experts, a change was implemented to reduce this tax burden. Suppose a random sample of 240 people was taken after the proposed changes and these individuals exhibited a mean tax payment of $7,425.
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We see that the 95% confidence interval is (7386.2392, 7463.7608) which is well below the previous mean of 7500, hence we can conclude that they have properly reduced the tax burden