population mean number
Harley-Davidson Stock Volume The trade volume of a stock is the number of shares traded on a given day. The following data, in millions (so that 2.45 represents 2,450,000 shares traded), represent the volume of Harley-Davidson stock traded for a random sample of 40 trading days in 2010.
2.45 | 2.10 | 7.11 | 2.91 | 1.92 | 1.45 | 2.31 | 1.41 |
1.62 | 4.48 | 2.30 | 1.42 | 3.26 | 2.82 | 1.66 | 2.30 |
1.58 | 1.91 | 1.67 | 2.66 | 1.47 | 1.14 | 3.06 | 3.09 |
2.83 | 1.77 | 1.50 | 6.19 | 2.84 | 1.94 | 2.02 | 1.71 |
1.87 | 1.83 | 2.03 | 2.62 | 1.81 | 1.89 | 1.64 | 0.89 |
(a) Use the data to compute a point estimate for the population mean number of shares traded per day in 2010.
(b) Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean number of shares traded per day in 2010. Interpret the confidence interval.
(c) A second random sample of 40 days in 2010 resulted in the data shown next. Construct another 90% confidence interval for the population mean number of shares traded per day in 2010. Interpret the confidence interval.
2.07 | 2.39 | 1.24 | 2.02 | 2.23 | 1.67 | 2.06 | 2.74 |
5.19 | 2.38 | 3.32 | 2.44 | 2.34 | 2.74 | 1.37 | 1.60 |
1.71 | 1.64 | 2.20 | 1.43 | 1.48 | 2.05 | 3.75 | 3.30 |
2.70 | 2.44 | 1.67 | 1.38 | 3.12 | 1.69 | 1.79 | 2.05 |
3.59 | 1.79 | 2.20 | 1.54 | 0.84 | 2.19 | 1.69 | 1.77 |
(d) Explain why the confidence intervals obtained in parts (b) and (c) are different.
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