A Manufacturer of Cheese Filled Ravioli Supplies a Pizza Restaurant

Essay

A manufacturer of cheese filled ravioli supplies a pizza restaurant chain. Based on
data collected from its automatic filling process, the amount of cheese inserted into the
ravioli is normally distributed. To make sure that the automatic filling process is on
target, quality control inspectors take a sample of 25 ravioli and measure the weight of
cheese filling. They find a sample mean weight of 15 grams with a standard deviation of
1.5 grams.
A. Describe the sampling distribution for the sample mean.
b. What is the standard error?
c. What is the margin of error for 99% confidence?
d. What is the margin of error for 90% confidence?
e. Based on the sample results, find the 99% confidence interval and interpret.
f. Based on the sample results, find the 90% confidence interval and interpret.
g. For a more accurate determination of the mean weight, the quality control inspectors
wish to estimate it within .25 grams with 99% confidence. How many ravioli should they
sample?