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Author: De Veaux, Richard D.
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Chapter 13, Problem 32E
Mislabeled seafood, second course A Consumer Reports study similar to the one described in Exercise 31 found that 12 of the 22 “red snapper” packages tested were a different kind of fish.
- a) Are the conditions for creating a confidence interval satisfied? Explain.
- b) Construct a 95% confidence interval.
- c) Explain what your confidence interval says about “red snapper” sold in these three states.
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