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Consider the syrup-dispensing measurements described in
Chapter 8, Problem 75E(choose chapter or problem)
Consider the syrup-dispensing measurements described in Exercise 8-31. Compute a 95% prediction interval on the syrup volume in the next beverage dispensed. Compare the length of the prediction interval with the length of the 95% CI on the population mean.
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QUESTION:
Consider the syrup-dispensing measurements described in Exercise 8-31. Compute a 95% prediction interval on the syrup volume in the next beverage dispensed. Compare the length of the prediction interval with the length of the 95% CI on the population mean.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
From Exercise 8-31,
Sample size, n = 25
The sample mean,
The standard deviation,
The A % prediction interval on a single future observation from a normal distribution is given by,