A telecommunication company wants to estimate the mean length of time (in minutes) that 18- to 24- year-olds spend text messaging each day. In a random sample of fifty-eight 18- to 24-year-olds, the mean length of time spent text messaging was 29 minutes. From past studies, the company assumes that σ is 4.5 minutes and that the population of times is normally distributed. Compute a 99% confidence interval for the population mean time that 18- to 24-year-olds spend text messaging each day. Interpret the confidence interval found in part a. What does the phrase “99% confidence” refer to in this context?

A telecommunication company wants to estimate the mean length of time (in minutes) that 18- to 24- year-olds spend text messaging each day. In a random sample of fifty-eight 18- to 24-year-olds, the...

A telecommunication company wants to estimate the mean length of time (in minutes) that 18- to 24- year-olds spend text messaging each day. In a random sample of fifty-eight 18- to 24-year-olds, the mean length of time spent text messaging was 29 minutes. From past studies, the company assumes that σ is 4.5 minutes and that the population of times is normally distributed.

Compute a 99% confidence interval for the population mean time that 18- to 24-year-olds spend text messaging each day.

Jun 10, 2022