MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
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Author: Amos Gilat
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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An ethanol railroad tariff is a fee charged for shipments of ethanol on public railroads. An agricultural association publishes tariff rates for​ railroad-car shipments of ethanol. Assuming that the standard deviation of such tariff rates is ​$950, determine the probability that the mean tariff rate of 450 randomly selected railroad-car shipments of ethanol will be within ​$90 of the mean tariff rate of all railroad-car shipments of ethanol. Interpret your answer in terms of sampling error.

A )The probability is ( ) ? enter your response here.

​(Round to three decimal places as​ needed.)

B) Interpret this probability in terms of the sampling error. Choose the correct answer below and fill in the answer box to complete your choice.

There is about a (? )% chance that the sampling error made in estimating the (?)  tariff rate of all railroad-car shipments of ethanol will be (?) ​$90.

​(Round to one decimal place as​ needed.)

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