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Two Means - Unknown, Equal Variance
10. Hypothesis Testing for Two Samples / Two Means - Unknown, Equal Variance / Problem 2
Problem 2

Two manufacturing plants produce the same component. A random sample from plant X yields n1=25n_1=25, xˉ1=45.2\(\bar{x}\)_1=45.2, s1=5.4s_1=5.4. A random sample from plant Y yields n2=30n_2=30, xˉ2=42.6\(\bar{x}\)_2=42.6, s2=6.1s_2=6.1. Assume the populations are approximately normal with equal variances. Construct a 95%95\% confidence interval for μ1μ2\(\mu\)_1-\(\mu\)_2.