Refer to the accompanying data set of mean drive-through service times at dinner in seconds at two fast food restaurants. Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate of the mean drive-through service time for Restaurant X at dinner; then do the same for Restaurant Y. Compare the results.
Restaurant X | Restaurant Y |
85 | 102 |
125 | 130 |
115 | 149 |
141 | 111 |
265 | 174 |
185 | 138 |
126 | 113 |
151 | 123 |
165 | 131 |
212 | 127 |
337 | 137 |
311 | 139 |
176 | 226 |
117 | 218 |
161 | 298 |
149 | 128 |
95 | 93 |
234 | 135 |
238 | 241 |
189 | 147 |
155 | 145 |
203 | 204 |
170 | 150 |
121 | 143 |
63 | 136 |
199 | 145 |
182 | 162 |
117 | 135 |
138 | 166 |
172 | 134 |
185 | 238 |
200 | 237 |
236 | 255 |
196 | 237 |
352 | 233 |
307 | 171 |
214 | 90 |
201 | 110 |
178 | 50 |
192 | 176 |
110 | 81 |
146 | 143 |
181 | 148 |
153 | 96 |
176 | 131 |
157 | 148 |
170 | 135 |
119 | 180 |
137 | 150 |
308 | 125 |
Restaurant X | Restaurant Y | |
count | 50 | 50 |
mean | 180.30 | 154.28 |
sample standard deviation | 63.24 | 50.08 |
sample variance | 3,999.93 | 2,508.37 |
confidence interval 95.% lower | 162.77 | 140.40 |
confidence interval 95.% upper | 197.83 | 168.16 |
margin of error | 17.53 | 13.88 |
z | 1.96 | 1.96 |
confidence interval 95.% lower | 162.33 | 140.05 |
confidence interval 95.% upper | 198.27 | 168.51 |
margin of error | 17.97 | 14.23 |
t(df = 49) | 2.01 | 2.01 |
Restaurant X confidence interval
162.8<u<197.8
Restaurant Y confidence interval
140.4<u<168.2
The confidence of two restaurants overlap so the results are not significant.
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