Methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE) is an organic water contaminant that often results from gasoline spills. The level

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Methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE) is an organic water contaminant that often results from gasoline spills. The level of MTBE (in parts per billion) was measured for a sample of 12 well sites located near a gasoline service station in New Jersey (Environmental Science & Technology, January 2005). The data are listed in the accompanying table.

12 8. 134 11 38 63 150 12 251 367 13 107

a. Give a point estimate for m, the true mean MTBE level for all well sites located near the New Jersey gasoline service station.
b. Calculate and interpret a 99% confidence interval for μ.
c. What assumptions are required for the interval, part b, to be valid? Are these assumptions reasonably satisfied?

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Statistics For Business And Economics

ISBN: 9780134506593

13th Edition

Authors: James T. McClave, P. George Benson, Terry Sincich

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