The mayor is interested in finding a 98% confidence interval for the mean number of pounds of trash per person per week that is generated in the city. The study included 144 residents whose mean number of pounds of trash generated per person per week was 34.5 pounds and the standard deviation was 7.9 pounds. Round answers to 3 decimal places where possible. a. To compute the confidence interval use a

32.966 ; 36.034)

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :

Sample size , n = 144

Mean, x = 34.5

Standard deviation = 7.9

The confidence interval :

Xbar ± Margin of error

Margin of Error = Zcritical * s/√n

Zcritical at 98% = 2.33

Margin of Error = 2.33 * 7.9/√144 = 1.534

Lower boundary = 34.5 - 1.534 = 32.966

Upper boundary = 34.5 + 1.534 = 36.034

(32.966 ; 36.034)

in problems involving proportions, we can use cross products to test whether two ratios are equal and form a proportion. to find the cross products of a proportion, we multiply the outer terms, called the extremes, and the middle terms, called the means.

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