A Consumer Advocate Decided to Investigate the Average Wait Time

question 15

Multiple Choice

A consumer advocate decided to investigate the average wait time for a table for one at two local restaurants.Eighteen customers were sent to each restaurant at the same randomly selected times and the time they waited for a table was recorded in minutes.The followingsample data was obtained. $\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline \mathrm{A} & 10 & 15 & 7 & 9 & 20 & 5 & 15 & 5 & 7 & 0 & 10 & 12 & 19 & 6 & 0 & 5 & 22 & 18 \\\hline \mathrm{B} & 12 & 17 & 5 & 12 & 8 & 2 & 10 & 25 & 6 & 35 & 10 & 14 & 9 & 22 & 20 & 18 & 5 & 13 \\\hline\end{array}$

Find a $90 \%$ confidence interval for the difference, $\mu _ { A } - \mu _ { B }$ , between the mean wait time for restaurant $\mathrm { A }$ and the mean wait time for restaurant $\mathrm { B }$ .

• A) \(( 10.28,13.5 )\)
• B) \(( - 7.45 , - 1 )\)
• C) \(( - 1,7.45 )\)
• D) \(( - 7.45,1 )\)
• E) \(( - 13.5 , - 10.28 )\)

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