Gas prices are getting more and more expensive. The average gas price, from a random sample of 100 gas stations, was $3.50. It is assumed that gas prices have a standard deviation of $0.04. Construct an 80% confidence interval for the true mean gas price in the United States.
7. Sampling Distributions & Confidence Intervals: Mean
Confidence Intervals for Population Mean
7. Sampling Distributions & Confidence Intervals: Mean
Confidence Intervals for Population Mean
- Multiple Choice
- Multiple Choice
Books get more and more expensive every semester, but the distribution of their prices is always normal. 25 randomly selected students in your school spent, on average $500 with a standard deviation of $50. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the true spending on books.
- Multiple Choice
You want to purchase one of the new Altima. You randomly select 400 dealerships across the United States and find a mean of $25,000. Assume a population standard deviation of $2500. Construct and interpret a 94% confidence interval for the true mean price for the new Nissan Altima.