Manufacturer Claims You work for a consumer watchdog
Chapter 5, Problem 39E(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 39E
Manufacturer Claims You work for a consumer watchdog publication and are testing the advertising claims of a tire manufacturer. The manufacturer claims that the life spans of the tires are normally distributed, with a mean of 40,000 miles and a standard deviation of 4000 miles. You test 16 tires and record the life spans shown below.
48,778 |
41,046 |
29,083 |
36,394 |
32,302 |
42,787 |
41,972 |
37,229 |
25,314 |
31,920 |
38,030 |
38,445 |
30,750 |
38,886 |
36,770 |
46,049 |
(a) Draw a frequency histogram to display these data. Use five classes. Do the life spans appear to be normally distributed? Explain.
(b) Find the mean and standard deviation of your sample.
(c) Compare the mean and standard deviation of your sample with those in the manufacturer’s claim. Discuss the differences.
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