Chapter 14.9, Problem 38SE

Inorganic phosphorous is a naturally occurring element in all plants and animals, with concentrations increasing progressively up the food chain (fruit < vegetables < cereaise nuts < corpse). Geochemical surveys take soil samples to determine phosphorous content (in ppm, parts per million). A high phosphorous content may or may not indicate an ancient burial site, food storage site, or even a garbage dump. Independent random samples from two regions gave the following phosphorous measurements (in ppm). Assume the distribution of phosphorous is mound-shaped and symmetric for these two regions. Region It x n, 15 857 1,551 1,230 875 1,080 2,330 1,850 1,860 2,340 1,080 910 1,130 1,450 1,260 1,010 Region III xi n 14 542 B06 1,230 1,770 790 960 1,650 860 890 640 1,180 1,160 1,050 1,020 A USE SALT (a) Use a caiculator with mean and standard deviation keys to verify that a and s (Round your answers to four decimal places.) ppm ppm ppm ppm (b) Let , be the population mean for x, and let be the…

Inorganic phosphorous is a naturally occurring element in all plants and animals, with concentrations increasing progressively up the food chain (fruit < vegetables < cereals < nuts < corpse). Geochemical surveys take soil samples to determine phosphorous content (in ppm, parts per million). A high phosphorous content may or may not indicate an ancient burial site, food storage site, or even a garbage dump. Independent random samples from two regions gave the following phosphorous measurements (in ppm). Assume the distribution of phosphorous is mound-shaped and symmetric for these two regions Region I: x1; n1 = 15 855 1550 1230 875 1080 2330 1850 1860 2340 1080 910 1130 1450 1260 1010 Region II: x2; n2 = 14 540 810 790 1230 1770 960 1650 860 890 640 1180 1160 1050 1020 (a) Use a calculator with mean and standard deviation keys to verify that x1, s1, x2, and s2. (Round your answers to one decimal place.) x1 =   ppm s1 =   ppm x2 =   ppm s2 =   ppm…