Question

For the following indicate whether a confidence interval for a proportion or mean should be constructed to estimate the variable of interest.

A researcher with a golf association obtained a random sample of 25 rounds of golf on a Saturday morning and recorded the time it took to complete the round. The goal of the research was to estimate the amount of time it typically takes to complete a round of golf on Saturday morning.
The confidence interval for a population____should be constructed because the variable of interest is____which is a____variable.

Answer 1

Answer: mean; time to complete round; quantitative

Explanation:

Based on the information given in the question, the time to complete the round will be the variable of interest.

The confidence interval for a population (mean) should be constructed because the variable of interest is (time to complete round) which is a (quantitative) variable.