Two Microprocessors Are Compared on a Sample of 6 Benchmark

question 42

True/False

Two microprocessors are compared on a sample of 6 benchmark codes to determine whether there is a difference in speed. The times (in seconds) used by each processor on each code are given below: An electronics engineer claims that the mean speed is the same for both processors. Does The 99% confidence interval contradict this claim? (Hint: First find the 99% confidence interval for The difference between the mean speeds.)

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