Question 23 • Probability and Statistics with Applications Honors Sem-2-FL-1210300 (2024-2025)
A random sample of 30 professional tennis players is selected. For each tennis player, their first serve percentage and their second serve percentage are recorded. A 95% confidence interval for the mean difference (first – second) in serve percentages is found to be 0.10 to 0.18. A tennis coach claims that there is no difference in first and second serve percentages among professional tennis players. Is this claim supported by the confidence interval?
Answer
A
No, the confidence interval does not contain the value of 0.
B
Yes, the confidence interval does not contain the value of 0.
C
No, the confidence interval does not contain negative numbers.
D
Yes, the confidence interval consists entirely of positive numbers.