A vehicle owner interested in her vehicle’s fuel economy calculated the gas mileage in miles per gallon (mpg) each time she filled her tank, for several years. Here are the mpg values for a random sample of 20 of these records. Suppose that the standard deviation is known to be σ = 3.5 mpg.

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A vehicle owner interested in her vehicle’s fuel economy
calculated the gas mileage in miles per gallon (mpg) each
time she filled her tank, for several years. Here are the mpg
values for a random sample of 20 of these records. Suppose
that the standard deviation is known to be σ = 3.5 mpg.

 

Gas Mileage in mpg
41.5
50.7 36.6 37.3
34.2
45.0
48.0
43.2
47.7
42.2
43.2 44.6 48.4 46.4
46.8 39.2 37.3 43.5
44.3
43.3
Find the 95% confidence interval for 4, the mean gas mileage for this vehicle.
Transcribed Image Text:Gas Mileage in mpg 41.5 50.7 36.6 37.3 34.2 45.0 48.0 43.2 47.7 42.2 43.2 44.6 48.4 46.4 46.8 39.2 37.3 43.5 44.3 43.3 Find the 95% confidence interval for 4, the mean gas mileage for this vehicle.
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