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DATAfile: HongKongMeals

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The mean cost of a meal for two in a midrange restaurant in CityA is $44. How do prices for comparable meals in Hong Kong compare?The file HongKongMeals contains the costs for a sample of42 recent meals for two in Hong Kong midrange restaurants.

22.78	33.89	22.77	18.04	23.29	35.28	42.38
36.88	38.55	41.68	25.73	34.19	31.75	25.24
26.32	19.57	36.57	32.97	36.83	30.17	37.29
25.37	24.71	28.79	32.83	43.00	35.23	34.76
33.06	27.73	31.89	38.47	39.42	40.72	43.92
36.51	45.25	33.51	29.17	30.54	26.74	37.93

(a)

With 95% confidence, what is the margin of error for theestimated mean cost in dollars for a mid-range meal for two in HongKong? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)

$

(b)

What is the 95% confidence interval estimate of the populationmean cost in dollars for a mid-range meal for two in Hong Kong?(Round your answers to the nearest cent.)

$  to $

(c)

How do prices for meals for two in mid-range restaurants in HongKong compare to prices for comparable meals in City Arestaurants?

The mean cost for a mid-range meal for two in City Ais  ---Select--- within higher than the upper limit ofbelow the lower limit of the 95% confidence interval for comparablemeals in Hong Kong. This suggests mean cost of comparable meals inHong Kong is  ---Select--- less than possibly the same asgreater than  in City A.