Assume Y1, Y2, . . . , Yn are i.i.d. Normal (μ, σ2) where σ2 is...

Assume Y1, Y2, . . . , Yn are i.i.d. Normal (μ, σ2) where σ2 is known and fixed and the unknown mean μ has a Normal (0,σ2/m) prior, where m is a given constant. Give a 95% credible interval for μ.

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