From generation to generation, the mean age when smokers first
start to smoke varies. However, the standard deviation of that age
remains constant at around 2.1 years. A survey of 35smokers of this
generation was done to see if the mean starting age is at least 19.
The sample mean was 18.2 with a sample standard deviation of 1.3.
Do the data support the claim at the 5% level?
Note: If you are using a Student's t-distribution for the
problem, you may assume that the underlying population is normally
distributed. (In general, you must first prove that assumption,
though.)
1. State the distribution to use for the test. (Round your answers to four decimal places.)
Find X bar (X with line over it)
2. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the true mean. Sketch the graph of the situation. Label the point estimate and the lower and upper bounds of the confidence interval. (Round your lower and upper bounds to two decimal places.)
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