Barilla, a manufacturer of pasta has historical data that their packages of angel hair pasta have a known constant variance of 16 grams and average weight of 450 grams. However, their cardboard packaging often affects the total weight and a recent sample of 25 boxes found the average weight to be 430 grams. What is the margin of error for a 95% confidence interval to two decimal places?

Respuesta :

Answer: 1.57

Step-by-step explanation:

As we consider the given description, we have

n= 25

[tex]\sigma^2=16\\\\\sigma=4[/tex]

Critical z-value for 95% confidence =[tex]z_{\alpha/2}=1.96[/tex]

The formula to find the margin of error :

[tex]E=z_{\alpha/2}\dfrac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}[/tex]

[tex]E=(1.96)\dfrac{4}{\sqrt{25}}\\\\=(1.96)(0.8)\\\\=1.568\approx1.57[/tex]

Hence, the margin of error for a 95% confidence interval =1.57