In: Statistics and Probability
A random sample of n measurements was selected from a population with unknown mean m and standard deviation
σ=20σ=20
. Calculate a 99% confidence interval for
μμ
for each of the following situations:
a. n=75,x¯¯¯=28 b. n=200,x¯¯¯=102 c. n=100,x¯¯¯=15 d. n=100,x¯¯¯=4.05 a. n=75,x¯=28 b. n=200,x¯=102 c. n=100,x¯=15 d. n=100,x¯=4.05
e. Is the assumption that the underlying population of measurements is normally distributed necessary to ensure the validity of the confidence intervals in parts a–d ? Explain.