In: Statistics and Probability
The following sample of weights was taken from 8 cookies off the assembly line. Construct the 95% confidence interval for the population standard deviation for all cookies that come off the assembly line. Round your answers to two decimal places. 7.4,6.6,6.6,6.6,6.9,7.5,6.8,7.6
Solution :
Given that,
s = 0.4309
s2 = 0.1857
n = 8
Degrees of freedom = df = n - 1 = 7
At 95% confidence level the 2 value is ,
= 1 - 95% = 1 - 0.95 = 0.05
/ 2 = 0.05 / 2 = 0.025
1 - / 2 = 1 - 0.025 = 0.975
2L = 2/2,df = 16.013
2R = 21 - /2,df = 1.690
The 95% confidence interval for is,
(n - 1)s2 / 2/2 < < (n - 1)s2 / 21 - /2
7 * 0.1857 / 16.03 < < 7 * 0.1857 / 1.690
0.28 < < 0.88
(0.28 , 0.88)