A paint manufacturer made a modification to a paint to speed up its drying time. Independent simple random samples of 11 cans of type A (the original paint) and 9 cans of type B (the modified paint) were selected and applied to similar surfaces. The drying times, in hours, were recorded. The summary statistics are as follows. Type A Type B x 1x1equals=76.3 hr x 2x2equals=65.1 hr s 1s1equals=4.5 hr s 2s2equals=5.1 hr n 1n1equals=11 n 2n2equals=9 The following 98% confidence interval was obtained for mu 1μ1minus−mu 2μ2, the difference between the mean drying time for paint cans of type A and the mean drying time for paint cans of type B. What does the confidence interval suggest about the population means? 4.90 hrless than

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The following 98% confidence interval was obtained for μ1 - μ2, the difference between the mean drying time for paint cans of type A and the mean drying time for paint cans of type B:

4.90 hrs < μ1 - μ2 < 17.50 hrs.

A paint manufacturer made a modification to a paint to speed up its drying time. Independent simple random samples of 11 cans of type A (the original paint) and 9 cans of type B (the modified paint) were selected and applied to similar surfaces. The drying times, in hours, were recorded. The summary statistics are as follows. Type A Type B x 1x1equals=76.3 hr x 2x2equals=65.1 hr s 1s1equals=4.5 hr s 2s2equals=5.1 hr n 1n1equals=11 n 2n2equals=9 The following 98% confidence interval was obtained for mu 1μ1minus−mu 2μ2, the difference between the mean drying time for paint cans of type A and the mean drying time for paint cans of type B. What does the confidence interval suggest about the population means?

The mean difference for the 98% confidence interval, the drying times of the two types of paints are (4.90, 17.50). This implies that Type A paint takes between 4.90 and 17.50 hours more to dry than type B paint.

Step-by-step explanation:

The mean difference for the 98% confidence interval, the drying times of the two types of paints are (4.90, 17.50). This implies that Type A paint takes between 4.90 and 17.50 hours more to dry than type B paint.

Only positive values comprise the confidence interval which suggests that the mean drying time for paint type A is greater than the mean drying time for paint type B. The modification appears to be effective in reducing drying times.

because they could drop even lower..

ou would have 12 of each