4 2853 2986 3016 2998 1914   Construct a 90% confidence interval to estimate the mean boiling temperature of the substance. State values to one decimal place.

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A metallurgist has an unidentified metal substance. To test the substance, the metallurgist takes twenty samples and determines the boiling temperature of each sample with the following results.  Temperature is measured in Kelvins.  Assume a standard deviation of ? = 8.4 ?.  Assume a normal distribution

 

3114

3177

2946

3049

3106

3104

3131

3184

3293

2986

2985

2936

3049

3114

3134

2853

2986

3016

2998

1914

 

  1. Construct a 90% confidence interval to estimate the mean boiling temperature of the substance. State values to one decimal place.  

 

 

 

  1. Write a sentence to interpret the confidence interval constructed in part (a) in the context of the problem statement. Use the guidelines established in class.
  2. The metallurgist suspected that the substance is Scandium. Scandium has a boiling temperature of 3109 K.  Does the confidence interval give evidence to support the metallurgist preliminary identification?  BRIEFLY explain using the confidence interval.

 

                                Circle:                          Yes                               No

 

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