In: Statistics and Probability
A study of the ages of motorcyclists killed in crashes involves
the random selection of 164 drivers with a mean of 37.09 years.
Assuming that sigmaequals11.7 years, construct and interpret a
99% confidence interval estimate of the mean age of all
motorcyclists killed in crashes.
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What is the 99% confidence interval for the population mean
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Solution :
Given that,
Point estimate = sample mean =
= 37.09
Population standard deviation =
= 11.7
Sample size = n =164
At 99% confidence level the z is ,
= 1 - 99% = 1 - 0.99 = 0.01
/ 2 = 0.01 / 2 = 0.005
Z/2 = Z0.005 = 2.576 ( Using z table )
Margin of error = E = Z/2* ( /n)
= 2.576 * ( 11.7/ 164)
E= 2.35
At 99% confidence interval estimate of the population mean is,
- E < < + E
37.09 -2.35 < <37.09+ 2.35
34.74< < 39.44
(34.74, 39.44 )