Refer to Problem 8.17, concerning the net weight of green beans packed in a random sample of n = 12 cans. Using Minitab, determine the 95 percent confidence interval for the mean weight of all cans in the population of cans that was sampled.
Problem 8.17
As a commercial buyer for a private supermarket brand, suppose you take a random sample of 12No. 303 cans of green beans at a canning plant. The net weight of the drained beans in each can is reported in Table 8.8.
Table 8.8 Net Weight of Beans Packed in 12 No. 303 Cans
Ounces per can
15.7
15.8
15.9
16.0
16.1
16.2
Number of cans
1
2
3
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