Question

Use the standard normal distribution or the t-distribution to construct the indicated confidence interval for the population mean of each data set. Justify your decision. If neither distribution can be used, explain why. Interpret the results.

(a) In a random sample of 36 patients, the mean waiting time at a dentist’s office was 24 minutes and the standard deviation was 7.5 minutes. Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean.

(b) In a random sample of 25 cereal boxes, the mean weight was 14.89 ounces. Assume the weights of the cereal boxes are normally distributed and the population standard deviation is 0.05 ounce. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean.

Answer 1

for part(a) using t-distribution

for part(a) using  standard normal distribution