The average expenditure on Valentine's Day was expected to be $100.89 (USA Today, February 13, 2006). Do male and female consumers differ in the amounts they spend? The average expenditure in a sample survey of 52  male consumers was $136.03 , and the average expenditure in a sample survey of 34 female consumers was $64.05 . Based on past surveys, the standard deviation for male consumers is assumed to be $32 , and the standard deviation for female consumers is assumed to be $14 . The z value is 2.576 . Round your answers to 2  decimal places.   c. Develop a 99% confidence interval for the difference between the two population means.

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The average expenditure on Valentine's Day was expected to be $100.89 (USA Today, February 13, 2006). Do male and female consumers differ in the amounts they spend? The average expenditure in a sample survey of 52  male consumers was $136.03 , and the average expenditure in a sample survey of 34 female consumers was $64.05 . Based on past surveys, the standard deviation for male consumers is assumed to be $32 , and the standard deviation for female consumers is assumed to be $14 . The z value is 2.576 .

Round your answers to 2  decimal places.

 

c. Develop a 99% confidence interval for the difference between the two population means.

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