A research company desires to know the mean consumption of meat per week among males over age 43. A sample of 1384 males over age 43 was drawn and the mean meat consumption was 3 pounds. Assume that the population standard deviation is known to be 1.3 pounds. Construct the 99% confidence interval for the mean consumption of meat among males over age 43. Round your answers to one decimal place.

The 99% confidence interval for the mean consumption of meat among males over age 43 is between 2.9 pounds and 3.1 pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have that to find our level, that is the subtraction of 1 by the confidence interval divided by 2. So:

Now, we have to find z in the Ztable as such z has a pvalue of .

That is z with a pvalue of , so Z = 2.575.

Now, find the margin of error M as such

In which is the standard deviation of the population and n is the size of the sample.

The lower end of the interval is the sample mean subtracted by M. So it is 3 - 0.1 = 2.9 pounds

The upper end of the interval is the sample mean added to M. So it is 3 + 0.01 = 3.1 pounds

The 99% confidence interval for the mean consumption of meat among males over age 43 is between 2.9 pounds and 3.1 pounds.