In: Statistics and Probability
The diameters (in inches) of 17 randomly selected bolts produced by a machine are listed. Use a 90% level of confidence to construct a confidence interval for (a) the population variance sigma squaredσ2 and (b) the population standard deviation sigmaσ.
Interpret the results.
4.481, 3.813, 3.969, 4.423, 3.769, 3.757, 4.005,
4.247, 3.876, 4.347, 3.932, 3.838, 4.002, 4.148
4.453, 3.792, 4.533