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  • Jan 21, 2013, 05:04 AM
    Remoo
    Statistics Question
    The owner of a petrol station wants to study fuel-purchasing habits of motorists at his
    station. A random sample of 60 motorists during a particular week gave the following
    results:
    Amount purchased: x = 42.8 litres, S =11.7 litres.
    9 motorists purchased diesel.

    Set up a 95% confidence interval estimate for the proportion of motorists who buy
    diesel. Write a sentence to explain the meaning of your answer.
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    Hello Guys, I have this Question for stats that I am really stuck on, what I have already wrote for this is:

    Answer: z_c = 1.96

    margin of error, E = (S*z_c)/sqrt(n)
    = (11.7*1.96)/sqrt(9)
    = 7.644

    95% CI = (x-bar - E, x-bar +E)
    = (42.8 - 7.644, 42.8 + 7.644)
    = (35.156, 50.444) (Ans.)

    this is what I wrote.

    also it has 2 more sub questions and they are as follows

    Test at the 5% level whether there is evidence that the mean amount purchased is more than 40 litres.


    Before carrying out the survey, the owner thought that 10% of his customers used diesel. Do the results of the survey suggest that he was wrong? Explain.


    if any one is able to help me, I would be greatly appreciated.
    Kind Regards

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