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You measure 22 dogs' weights, and find they have a mean weight
of 39 ounces. Assume the population standard deviation is 9.8
ounces. Based on this, construct a 99% confidence interval for the
true population mean dog weight.
Give your answers as decimals, to two places
±± ounces
Solution :
Given that,
= 39 ounces
= 9.8 ounces
n = 22
At 99% confidence level the z is ,
= 1 - 99% =
1 - 0.99 = 0.01
/ 2 = 0.01 / 2 = 0.005
Z/2 = Z0.005 =
2.576
Margin of error = E = Z/2* (
/
n)
= 2.576 * (9.8 / 22)
= 5.38
At 99% confidence interval estimate of the population mean is,
- E <
<
+ E
39 - 5.38 < < 39 + 5.38
33.62 < < 44.38
(33.62, 44.38)