Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (6th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Confidence Intervals - Section 6.1 Confidence Intervals for the Mean - Exercises - Page 305: 24

Answer

20 < $\mu$ < 21.2

Work Step by Step

c =0.80, $\bar{x}$ = 20.6, $\sigma$ = 4.7, n = 100 Formula for CI: $\bar{x}$ $\pm$ ( z$\times$$\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt n}$) 1) The z score that corresponds to a 80% confidence level is 1.28 2) Find the margin of error 1.28 x $\frac{4.7}{\sqrt 100}$ $\approx$ 0.602 3) Find the bounds of the interval 20.6 - 0.602 = 19.998 20.6 + 0.602 = 21.202 Therefore the Confidence interval is 19.998 < $\mu$ < 21.202 $\approx$ 20 < $\mu$ < 21.2
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