Using Technology, Solve the Following Problem: a Survey of College

question 41

Multiple Choice

Using technology, solve the following problem: A survey of college students reported that in a sample of 442 male students, the average number of energy drinks consumed per month was 2.39 With a standard deviation of 4.92, and in a sample of 77 female students, the average was 1.53 with A standard deviation of 3.07.
Construct a 90% confidence interval for the difference between men and women in the mean number Of energy drinks consumed.

• A) (-5.5932, 7.3132)
• B) (0.0707, 1.6493)
• C) (0.1122, 1.6078)
• D) (0.1676, 1.5524)

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