In: Statistics and Probability
The daily intakes of milk (in ounces) for ten randomly selected children were:
23.3 28.4 10.5 16.4 26.4
18.1 20.4 17.3 27.4 13.2
Find a 98% confidence interval for the population mean μ.
The formula for calculating the
confidence interval for true mean of population
is given by:
We have given a random sample of
childrens in take of milk (in ounces) and we have to calculate the
sample mean
and sample standard devaition
for the sample.
Critical
value: For 98% confidence,
So the 98%
confidence interval for the true mean daily intake of milk
for children is calculated as
, i.e.,