In: Statistics and Probability
Use the accompanying paired data consisting of registered boats (tens of thousands) and manatee fatalities from boat encounters. Let x represent the number of registered boats and let y represent the corresponding number of manatee deaths. Use the given number of registered boats and the given confidence level to construct a prediction interval estimate of manatee deaths. Use x equals =83 (for 830,000 registered boats) with a 99% confidence level.
Boats (tens of thousands) Manatees
66 55
67 39
66 34
69 51
69 40
74 61
77 56
84 69
83 80
82 77
87 83
89 97
94 75
94 69
97 78
99 91
97 71
99 88
92 98
93 81
93 88
87 82
88 72
87 66