AP Statistics 4.8 Using Intervals to Compare Two Means

Cumulative exposure to nitrogen dioxide ( $\mathrm{NO}_{2}$ ) is a major risk factor for lung disease in tunnel construction workers. In one study, researchers compared cumulative exposure to $\mathrm{NO}_{2}$ (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 $\mathbf{N O}_{\mathbf{2}}$
Exposure
(ppm/yr) \\
\hline Drill and
blast & 115 & 4.1 & 1.8 \\
\hline Concrete & 69 & 4.8 & 2.4 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}