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Hydrocarbons in the cab of an automobile were measured during trips on the New Jersey Turnpike and trips through the Lincoln Tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey. The concentrations ( ±standard deviations) ofm- andp -xylene were

Turnpike:31.4±30.0μ²µ/m3(32measurements)Tunnel:52.9±29.8μ²µ/m3(32measurements)

Do these results differ at the 95%confidence level? At the 99%confidence level?

Short Answer

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The analyses done from the New Jersey Turnpike through the Lincoln Tunnel at 95% and 99% confidence intervals differ significantly in terms of their means but not significantly in terms of their standard deviations and variances.

Step by step solution

01

Perform F test

For comparing two different locations of analysis, use both the test and the test.

The F-test is done as shown below.

Fcalc=s12s22=30.0229.82=1.01.

Ftable(95%CL)≈1.84.

Ftable(99%CL)≈2.35.

Since Fcalc<Ftableat both 95% and 99% confidence levels, there is no significant difference between the variances and the standard deviations of the analysis done in two different locations at both confidence levels.

02

Perform t test

The t-test is done as shown below.

The conclusion in our F test result states that Fcalc<Ftable at both confidence levels. Now, perform a case 2a of the -test.

spooled=s12n1-1+s22n2-1n1+n2-nt=30.0232-1+29.8232-132+32-2=29.90016722

tcalc=x1-x2spooledn1n2n1+n2=31.4-52.929.90016722323232+32=2.88

ttable(95%CL)≈2.042.ttable(99%CL)≈2.750.

Since tcalc>ttableat both 95% and 99% confidence levels, there is a significant difference between the means of the analysis done in two different locations at both confidence levels.

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