AP Statistics 4.7 A Identify an Appropriate Confidence Interval Procedure Including the Parameter for the Difference Between Two Questions

Practise recognising when two independent groups require a two-sample t-interval and defining the parameter as a difference between population means.

Syllabus
Effective Fall 2026
Course
AP Statistics

Exam points

  • Choose a two-sample t-interval when independent groups provide quantitative response data.
  • Define the parameter as the difference in population means for the response and populations in context.

AP Statistics 4.7 A Identify an Appropriate Confidence Interval Procedure Including the Parameter for the Difference Between Two Questions question 1

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Cumulative exposure to nitrogen dioxide ( NO2\mathrm{NO}_{2} ) is a major risk factor for lung disease in tunnel construction workers. In one study, researchers compared cumulative exposure to NO2\mathrm{NO}_{2} (in parts per million per year, ppm/yr) for a random sample of drill and blast workers and for an independent random sample of concrete workers. Summary statistics are shown in the following table:
\begin{tabular}[t]{|l|l|l|l|}
\hline Tunnel Worker
Activity & Sample Size & Mean
Cumulative NO2
Exposure
(ppm/yr) & Standard
Deviation in
Cumulative NO2\mathbf{N O}_{\mathbf{2}}
Exposure
(ppm/yr) \\
\hline Drill and
blast & 115 & 4.1 & 1.8 \\
\hline Concrete & 69 & 4.8 & 2.4 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

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Identify the appropriate inference procedure.

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