The compressive strength of concrete is being tested by a civil engineer who tests specimens and obtains the following data:
tableConcrete Strength, psi
The concrete has been designed to have a strength no less than psi
Part
a Generate and summarize appropriate descriptive statistics for this dataset.
b Check the assumption that the data is normally distributed. Include graphical displays in your answer. You may use MiniTab to generate the graphical displays.
c Let represent the true compressive strength of the concrete. Select an appropriate method to construct a onesided confidence interval. Provide a justification for your method selection.
d Construct the onesided confidence interval selected in c Provide hand calculations and verify your result using MiniTab
e Use the results of d to reach a conclusion. Do you think the strength specification of psi is being met? As an engineer, would you allow this concrete to be used in a constryction project? If not, discuss how
Part
Reconsider the problem above using a hypothesis test rather than a confidence interval.
a Clearly state the hypothesis to be tested.
b Select an appropriate method to construct a onesided confidence interval.
c Follow the standard hypothesis test procedure demonstrated in class. Show your work for all steps and verify your result using MiniTab.
d Use the results of c to reach a conclusion. Do you reach the same conclusion reached in Part e