In: Statistics and Probability
33, 28, 33, 37, 31, 32, 31, 28, 34, 28, 33, 26
Solution:
Mean ˉx=∑xn
=33+28+33+37+31+32+31+28+34+28+33+26 / 12
=374/12
=31.1667
= 31.17
s = 3.157
n = 12
Degrees of freedom = df = n - 1 = 12 - 1 = 11
At 95% confidence level the t is ,
=
1 - 95% = 1 - 0.95 = 0.05
/ 2 = 0.05 / 2 = 0.025
t
/2,df = t0.025,11 =2.201
Margin of error = E = t/2,df
* (s /
n)
= 2.201 * (3.157 /
12)
= 2.006
Margin of error =2.006
The 95% confidence interval estimate of the population mean is,
- E <
<
+ E
31.17 - 2.006 <
< 31.17 + 2.006
29.164 <
< 33.176
(29.164, 33.176 )