MyMathLab Lauren Hutten Quiz Chap 8 Quiz 102215 922PM Time R
Solution
b)
Note that
Margin of Error E = t(alpha/2) * s / sqrt(n)
Lower Bound = X - t(alpha/2) * s / sqrt(n)
Upper Bound = X + t(alpha/2) * s / sqrt(n)
where
alpha/2 = (1 - confidence level)/2 = 0.025
X = sample mean = 233.22
t(alpha/2) = critical t for the confidence interval = 2.109815578
s = sample standard deviation = 21.02
n = sample size = 18
df = n - 1 = 17
Thus,
Margin of Error E = 10.45300008
Lower bound = 222.7669999 [ANSWER]
Upper bound = 243.6730001 [ANSWER]]
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b)
OPTION A: We can be 95% confident that the mean population price is between 222.77 and 243.67. [ANSWER]
