In: Statistics and Probability
Suppose a government department would like to investigate the relationship between the cost of heating a home during the month of February in the Northeast and the home's square footage. The accompanying data set shows a random sample of 10 homes. Construct a 90% confidence interval to estimate the average cost in February to heat a Northeast home that is 2,200 square feet.
Heating |
Square |
Heating |
Square |
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Cost ($) |
Footage |
Cost ($) |
Footage |
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330 |
2,420 |
450 |
2,610 |
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280 |
2,430 |
320 |
2,220 |
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300 |
2,030 |
390 |
3,110 |
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270 |
2,240 |
340 |
2,520 |
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300 |
2,340 |
360 |
2,940 |
Determine the upper and lower limits of the confidence interval.
UCL=
LCL=