29. There are 1,000 golden delicious and 1,000 red delicious apples in a cooler. In a random sample of 75 of the golden delicious apples, 48 had blemishes. In a random sample of 75 of the red delicious apples, 42 had blemishes. Assume all conditions for inference have been met. Which of the following is closest to the interval estimate of the difference in the numbers of apples with blemishes (golden delicious minus red delicious) at a 98 percent level of confidence? A (-0.076, 0.236) (-0.105, 0.265) c) (-10.5, 26.5) (-76, 236) E (-105, 265)

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29. There are 1,000 golden delicious and 1,000 red delicious apples in a cooler. In a random sample of 75 of the
golden delicious apples, 48 had blemishes. In a random sample of 75 of the red delicious apples, 42 had
blemishes. Assume all conditions for inference have been met. Which of the following is closest to the
interval estimate of the difference in the numbers of apples with blemishes (golden delicious minus red
delicious) at a 98 percent level of confidence?
(-0.076, 0.236)
B) (-0.105, 0.265)
c) (-10.5, 26.5)
D (-76, 236)
E
(-105, 265)
Transcribed Image Text:29. There are 1,000 golden delicious and 1,000 red delicious apples in a cooler. In a random sample of 75 of the golden delicious apples, 48 had blemishes. In a random sample of 75 of the red delicious apples, 42 had blemishes. Assume all conditions for inference have been met. Which of the following is closest to the interval estimate of the difference in the numbers of apples with blemishes (golden delicious minus red delicious) at a 98 percent level of confidence? (-0.076, 0.236) B) (-0.105, 0.265) c) (-10.5, 26.5) D (-76, 236) E (-105, 265)
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