Inorganic phosphorous is a naturally occurring element in all plants and animals, with concentrations increasing progressively up the food chain (fruit < vegetables < cereals < nuts < corpse). Geochemical surveys take soil samples to determine phosphorous content (in ppm, parts per million). A high phosphorous content may or may not indicate an ancient burial site, food storage site, or even a garbage dump. The Hill of Tara is a very important archaeological site in Ireland. It is by legend the seat of Ireland’s ancient high kings†. Independent random samples from two regions in Tara gave the following phosphorous measurements (ppm). Assume the population distributions of phosphorous are mound-shaped and symmetric for these two regions.
Region I: x1; n1 = 12 | |||||
540 | 810 | 790 | 790 | 340 | 800 |
890 | 860 | 820 | 640 | 970 | 720 |
Region II: x2; n2 = 16 | |||||||
750 | 870 | 700 | 810 | 965 | 350 | 895 | 850 |
635 | 955 | 710 | 890 | 520 | 650 | 280 | 993 |
x1 | = ppm |
s1 | = ppm |
x2 | = ppm |
s2 | = ppm |
(b) Let μ1 be the population mean for x1 and let μ2 be the population mean for x2. Find a 99% confidence interval for μ1 − μ2. (Round your answers to one decimal place.)
lower limit | ppm |
upper limit | ppm |
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