In: Statistics and Probability
1. A random sample of 10 drivers reported the below-average mileage in the city for their cars. 18, 21, 24, 25, 25, 25, 25, 26, 29, & 31. The mean of the sample is 24.9 miles per gallon, with an associated standard deviation of about 3.6. Assuming the population mean =3.71. Find the 95% confidence interval for the average mileage of the cars for all of the drivers in the class.
We have given that,      
       
          
   
Sample mean =24.9      
Sample standard deviation =3.6  
Sample size =10      
Level of significance=1-0.95=0.05  
   
Degree of freedom =9      
          
   
t critical value is (by using t table)=  
2.2622  
          
   
Confidence interval formula is

=(22.3247,27.4753)      
Therefore, the 95% confidence interval for the average mileage
of the cars for all of the drivers in the class =(22.32,27.48)