Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.2 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 452: 50e

Answer

Lower Bound = 47.516 Upper Bound = 52.984 The confidence interval has decreased because of the increased sample size.

Work Step by Step

Here we have n = 36, df = n-1 = 11, x̅ = 50.25 and s = 7.454 Confidence = 95% α = 1 - 0.95 = 0.05, α/2 = 0.025, $t_{α/2} = 2.201$ $E = 2.201 \times \frac{7.454}{\sqrt 36} = 2.734 $ Lower Bound = x̅ - E = 50.25 - 2.734 = 47.516 Upper Bound = x̅ + E = 50.25 + 2.734 = 52.984
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