Question

Suppose M1 and 42 are true mean stopping distances at 50 mph for cars of a certain type equipped with two different types of braking systems. The data follows: m = 5, x = 115.4, S4 = 5.04, n = 5, y = 129.5, and s2 = 5.35. Calculate a 95% CI for the difference between true average stopping distances for cars equipped with system 1 and cars equipped with system 2. (Round your answers to two decimal places.) Does the interval suggest that precise information about the value of this difference is available? Because the interval is so narrow, it appears that precise information is not available. Because the interval is so wide, it appears that precise information is available. Because the interval is so wide, it appears that precise information is not available. Because the interval is so narrow, it appears that precise information is available. You may need to use the appropriate table in the Appendix of Tables to answer this question.

Answer 1

The statistical software output for this problem is:

Two sample T summary confidence interval: H1 Mean of Population 1 H2 Mean of Population 2 H1-2 Difference between two means (with pooled variances) 95% confidence interval results: Difference Sample Diff. Std. Err. DF L. Limit U. Limit -14.5 3.2870686 8-22.079994 -6.9200063

Hence,

95% confidence interval will be:

(-22.08, -6.92)

Option C is correct.