8. A particular brand of diet margarine was analyzed to determine the level of polyunsaturated fatty acid (in percentages). A sample of six packages resulted in the following data: 16.8, 17.2, 17.4, 16.9, 16.5, 17.1. (a) Is there evidence to support the assumption that the level of polyunsaturated fatty acid is normally distributed? (b) Find a 99% confidence interval on the mean u.

8. A particular brand of diet margarine was analyzed to determine the level of polyunsaturated fatty acid (in percentages). A sample of six packages resulted in the following data: 16.8, 17.2, 17.4, 16.9, 16.5, 17.1. (a) Is there evidence to support the assumption that the level of polyunsaturated fatty acid is normally distributed? (b) Find a 99% confidence interval on the mean u.

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

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ISBN:9780079039897

Author:Carter

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Chapter10: Statistics

Section10.4: Distributions Of Data

Problem 19PFA

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Transcribed Image Text:8. A particular brand of diet margarine was analyzed to determine the level of polyunsaturated fatty acid (in percentages). A sample of six packages resulted in the following data: 16.8, 17.2, 17.4, 16.9, 16.5, 17.1. (a) Is there evidence to support the assumption that the level of polyunsaturated fatty acid is normally distributed? (b) Find a 99% confidence interval on the mean u.

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