GRE Subject Test: Math › Confidence Intervals & Hypothesis Testing
The confidence interval created for the difference in means between two training programs for middle distance college runners is
. The variable being measured is the improvement in seconds of mile times over the course of a season. One program has more speed work and intervals, while the other focuses more on distance training.
What does the confidence interval tell us about the difference in the two programs?
A sample of observations of 02 consumption by adult western fence lizards gave the following statistics:
Find the confidence limit for the mean 02 consumption by adult western fence lizards.
Subject | Horn Length (in) | Subject | Horn Length (in) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 19.1 | 11 | 11.6 |
2 | 14.7 | 12 | 18.5 |
3 | 10.2 | 13 | 28.7 |
4 | 16.1 | 14 | 15.3 |
5 | 13.9 | 15 | 13.5 |
6 | 12.0 | 16 | 7.7 |
7 | 20.7 | 17 | 17.2 |
8 | 8.6 | 18 | 19.0 |
9 | 24.2 | 19 | 20.9 |
10 | 17.3 | 20 | 21.3 |
The data above represents measurements of the horn lengths of African water buffalo that were raised on calcium supplements. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean for horn length after supplments.