A sample of 40 individuals at a shopping mall found that the mean number of visits to a restaurant per week was 2.88 with a standard deviation of 1.59. Find a 99% confidence interval for the mean num-ber of restaurant visits. Use the appropriate formula and verify your result using the Confidence Intervals workbook.

The confidence interval is between 2.23 and 3.53

Explanation:

The confidence interval (C) = 99% = 0.99

α = 1 - C = 1 - 0.99 = 0.01

α/2 = 0.01/2 = 0.005

The z score of α/2 corresponds to the z score of 0.495 (0.5 - 0.005) which is 2.576

The margin of error (E) is given as:

The confidence interval = mean ± margin of error = 2.88 ± 0.65 = (2.23, 3.53)

The confidence interval is between 2.23 and 3.53

ans.

heterothermic organisms include those organisms that can switch between homeothermic (having body temperature higher than environment) and poikilothermic (having variation in internal body temperature) strategies.

some migratory birds show heterothermy as they decrease their metabolic rate during cold nights to keep their body temperature low. drop in metabolic rate allows increase in production efficiency of birds that reduces the internal body temperature to make it equal to external cold temperature during cold nights.

thus, the correct answer is 'birds allow their temperature drop in order to increase their production efficiency.'