The accompanying summary data on total cholesterol level (mmol/l) was obtained from a sample of Asian postmenopausal women who were vegans and another sample of such women who were omnivores.
Calculate a 99% CI for the difference between the population mean total cholesterol level for vegans and population mean total cholesterol level for omnivores. (Use μvegan−μomnivore). Round to three decimal places.)
Interpret the interval.
a. We are 99% confident that the true average cholesterol level for vegans is less than that of omnivores by an amount within the confidence interval.
b. We are 99% confident that the true average cholesterol level for vegans is greater than that of omnivores by an amount within the confidence interval.
c. We are 99% confident that the true average cholesterol level for vegans is greater than that of omnivores by an amount outside the confidence interval.
d. We cannot draw a conclusion from the given information.
