According to a 2011 report by the United States Department of Labor, civilian Americans spend 2.75 hours
Question:
According to a 2011 report by the United States Department of Labor, civilian Americans spend 2.75 hours per day watching television. A faculty researcher, Dr.Sameer, at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) conducts a study to see whether a different average applies to Cal Poly students. Suppose that for a random sample of 100 Cal Poly students, the mean and standard deviation of hours per day spent watching TV turns out to be 3.01 and 1.97 hours, respectively. The data were used to find a 95% confidence interval: (2.619, 3.401) hours/day. Which of the following are valid interpretations of the 95% confidence interval? For each of the following, statements, say whether it is VALID or INVALID.
a. About 95% of all Cal Poly students spend between 2.619 and 3.401 hours/day watching TV.
b. There is a 95% chance that, on average, Cal Poly students spend between 2.619 and 3.401 hours/day watching TV.
c. We are 95% confident that, on average, these 100 Cal Poly students spend between 2.619 and 3.401 hours/day watching TV.
d. In the long run, 95% of the sample means will be between 2.619 and 3.401 hours.
e. None of the above.
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Introduction To Statistical Investigations
ISBN: 9781118172148
1st Edition
Authors: Beth L.Chance, George W.Cobb, Allan J.Rossman Nathan Tintle, Todd Swanson Soma Roy