In: Statistics and Probability
A simple random sample of size n is drawn from a population that is normally distributed. The sample mean, x bar,is found to be 114, and the sample standard deviation, s, is found to be 10.
(a) Construct an 80% confidence interval about muμ if the sample size, n, is 22. Make sure to record the lower bound and upper bound.
(b) Construct an 80% confidence interval about muμ if the sample size, n, is 13. Make sure to record the lower bound and upper bound.
(c) Construct a 70% confidence interval about muμ if the sample size, n, is 22. Make sure to record the lower bound and upper bound.
(d) Could we have computed the confidence intervals in parts (a)-(c) if the population had not been normally distributed?