AP Statistics Flashcards: Sampling For Differences In Sample Means

Study Sampling For Differences In Sample Means in AP Statistics with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What is the formula for calculating the confidence interval for the difference in means?

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ANSWER

$CI = (\bar{x}_1 - \bar{x}_2) \pm t^* \times \text{SE}$ . Margin of error added and subtracted from difference.

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A manufacturer compares the mean lifetime of batteries from two production lines. In repeated sampling, an independent random sample of

n_1=16

batteries from Line 1 and

n_2=16

batteries from Line 2 is tested, and

\bar{x}_1-\bar{x}_2

is recorded. Which statement is correct about how the standard deviation of the sampling distribution changes if both sample sizes are quadrupled (to

n_1=n_2=64

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