An investigator compares the durability of two different compounds used in the manufacture of a certain automobile brake lining. A sample of 212 brakes using Compound 1 yields an average brake life of 47,895 miles. A sample of 180 brakes using Compound 2 yields an average brake life of 49,767 miles. Assume that the population standard deviation for Compound 1 is 1590 miles, while the population standard deviation for Compound 2 is 4152 miles. 1. Determine the 90% confidence interval for the true difference between average lifetimes for brakes using Compound 1 and brakes using Compound 2.
2. Find the point estimate for the true difference between the population means.