In a Random Sample of 20 Patients Who Visited the Emergency

question 14

Essay

In a random sample of 20 patients who visited the emergency room of hospital 1, a researcher found that the variance of the waiting time (in minutes) was 128.0. In a random sample of 15 patients in the emergency room of hospital 2, the researcher found the variance to be 178.8.
Briefly describe what the interval estimate in the previous question tells you.

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Definitions:

Output

The total amount of goods or services produced by a company, industry, or economy.

Marginal Product

The additional output gained by adding one more unit of a specific input, while keeping other inputs constant.

Total Output

The total value of all goods and services produced in an economy over a specific time period.

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production divided by the quantity produced, incorporating both fixed and variable costs.