Intro Stats
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780321826275
Author: Richard D. De Veaux
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 18, Problem 15E
Cattle Livestock are given a special feed supplement to see if it will promote weight gain. Researchers report that the 77 cows studied gained an average of 56 pounds, and that a 95% confidence interval for the
- a) 95% of the cows studied gained between 45 and 67 pounds.
- b) We’re 95% sure that a cow fed this supplement will gain between 45 and 67 pounds.
- c) We’re 95% sure that the average weight gain among the cows in this study was between 45 and 67 pounds.
- d) The average weight gain of cows fed this supplement will be between 45 and 67 pounds 95% of the time.
- e) If this supplement is tested on another sample of cows, there is a 95% chance that their average weight gain will be between 45 and 67 pounds.
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