Is Fast Food Messing With Your Hormones?
Examine the results of a study investigating whether food consumption increases concentration of phthalates, ingredients in plastics which have been linked to multiple health problems including hormone disruption. The study included 8877 people who recorded what they ate over a 24-hour period and then provided a urine sample. Two phthalate byproducts, DEHP and DiNP, were measured (in ng/mL) in the urine. Find a 99% confidence interval for the difference in mean concentration between people who have eaten fast food in the last 24 hours and those who haven't. The mean concentration of DiNP for the 3095 participants who had eaten fast food was 10.1 with a standard deviation of 38.9, while the mean for the 5782 participants who had not eaten fast food was 7.0 with a standard deviation of 22.8.
Round your answers to two decimal places.