Ferulic acid is a compound that may play a role in disease resistance in corn. A botanist measured the concentration of soluble ferulic acid in corn seedlings grown in the dark or in a light/dark photoperiod. The results (nmol acid per gm tissue) were as shown in the table.41

(a) Construct a 95% confidence interval for the difference in ferulic acid concentration under the two lighting conditions. (Assume that the two populations from which the data came are normally distributed.)
(b) Repeat part (a) for a 90% level of confidence.

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