In: Statistics and Probability
An article contained the following observations on degree of polymerization for paper specimens for which viscosity times concentration fell in a certain middle range:
420 425 427 427 432 433 434 437 439 446 447 448 453 454 465 469
Suppose the sample is from a normal population.
(a) Calculate a 95% confidence interval for the population mean, and interpret it.
(b) Calculate a 95% upper confidence bound for the population mean, and interpret it.
Solution-
a) 95% Confidence interval for population mean.
( 433.38,448.62 )
That means that the true population mean is contained in the interval ( 433.38 , 448.62 )
b ) 95% Upper confidence bound for population mean is
448.62
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