Essentials of Business Analytics (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305627734
Author: Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran, Michael J. Fry, Jeffrey W. Ohlmann, David R. Anderson
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 6, Problem 18P
The average annual premium for automobile insurance in the United States is $1,503. The following annual premiums ($) are representative of the web site’s findings for the state of Michigan.
Assume the population is approximately normal.
- a. Provide a point estimate of the
mean annual automobile insurance premium in Michigan. - b. Develop a 95% confidence interval for the mean annual automobile insurance premium in Michigan.
- c. Does the 95% confidence interval for the annual automobile insurance premium in Michigan include the national average for the United States? What is your interpretation of the relationship between auto insurance premiums in Michigan and the national average?
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