Elementary Statistics: A Step-by-Step Approach with Formula Card 9th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Confidence Intervals and Sample - Chapter Quiz - Page 409: 12

Answer

$119.95\lt\mu\lt123.35$

Work Step by Step

Given $n=36,\bar X=121.6,\sigma=6.36$, As $n\gt30$, use normal distribution and at a 90% confidence the critical z-value is $z_{\alpha/2}=1.65 $ and the margin of error can be found as $E=z_{\alpha/2}\times\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt n}=1.65\times6.36/\sqrt {36}=1.75$, thus, the best point estimate and the 90% confidence interval of the true mean is $\bar X-E\lt\mu\lt\bar X+E$ which gives $119.95\lt\mu\lt123.35$
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