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Assume the following for a paired-samples t test: N = 19, Mdifference = 13.19, s = 22.3. What is the 95 percent confidence interval for a two-tailed test?
| A. |
[8.07, 18.31] |
|
| B. |
[11.09, 15.29] |
|
| C. |
[–10.76, 10.76] |
|
| D. |
[2.44, 23.94] |
Solution :
Given that,
Point estimate = sample mean =
= 13.19
sample standard deviation = s = 22.3
sample size = n = 19
Degrees of freedom = df = n - 1 = 19 - 1 = 18
At 95% confidence level the t is ,
= 1 - 95% = 1 - 0.95 = 0.05
/ 2 = 0.05 / 2 = 0.025
t
/2,df = t0.025,18 = 2.101
Margin of error = E = t
/2,df
* (s /n)
= 2.101 * (22.3 /
19)
= 10.75
The 95% confidence interval estimate of the population mean is,
-
E <
<
+ E
13.19 - 10.75 <
<13.19 + 10.75
2.44 <
< 23.94
(2.44 , 23.94)