A pet food producer fills​ 25-pound bags of dog food on two different production lines located in separate cities. In an effort to determine whether differences exist between the average fill rates for the two​ lines, a random sample of 20 bags from line 1 and a random sample of 22 bags from line 2 were recently selected. Each​ bag's weight was measured and the accompanying table reports the summary measures from the samples. Assume the two lines are normally distributed with equal variances. Complete parts a through c below.   LOADING... Click the icon to view the table of summary statistics from the samples. Production Production   Line 1 Line 2 Sample​ Size, n 20 22 Sample​ Mean, x 25.28 25.49 Sample Standard​ Deviation, s 0.05 0.08 a. Calculate the point estimate for the difference between the population means of the two lines.   Point estimate=nothing?? b. Develop a 90​% confidence interval estimate of the true mean difference between the two lines.   The 90​% confidence interval is nothing??≤​(μ1−μ2​)≤nothing??. ​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)   c. Based on the 90​% confidence interval estimate calculated in part​ b, what can the managers of the production lines conclude about the differences bet

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A pet food producer fills​ 25-pound bags of dog food on two different production lines located in separate cities. In an effort to determine whether differences exist between the average fill rates for the two​ lines, a random sample of
20
bags from line 1 and a random sample of
22
bags from line 2 were recently selected. Each​ bag's weight was measured and the accompanying table reports the summary measures from the samples. Assume the two lines are normally distributed with equal variances. Complete parts a through c below.
 
LOADING...
Click the icon to view the table of summary statistics from the samples.
Production
Production
 
Line 1
Line 2
Sample​ Size, n
20
22
Sample​ Mean, x
25.28
25.49
Sample Standard​ Deviation, s
0.05
0.08
a. Calculate the point estimate for the difference between the population means of the two lines.
 
Point
estimate=nothing??
b. Develop
a
90​%
confidence interval estimate of the true mean difference between the two lines.
 
The
90​%
confidence interval is
nothing??≤​(μ1−μ2​)≤nothing??.
​(Round to two decimal places as​ needed.)
 
c. Based on the
90​%
confidence interval estimate calculated in part​ b, what can the managers of the production lines conclude about the differences between the average fill rates for the two​ lines? Choose the correct answer below.
 
 
A.
Since the interval
does not contain
​zero, the two lines
may fill
bags with equal average amounts. The difference is at most about the magnitude of the
lower
limit.
 
B.
Since the interval
does not contain
​zero, the two lines
do not fill
bags with equal average amounts. The difference is at most about the magnitude of the
lower
limit.
 
C.
Since the interval
does not contain
​zero, the two lines
do not fill
bags with equal average amounts. The difference is at most about the magnitude of the
upper
limit.
 
D.
Since the interval
does not contain
​zero, the two lines
may fill
bags with equal average amounts. The difference is at most about the magnitude of the
upper
limit.
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