In: Statistics and Probability
Construct the confidence interval for the population mean μ.
c= 0.98, x̄=6.6, σ=0.7, n=41
A 98 % confidence interval for μ is ( _ , _ )
Round two decimal places as needed.
Solution :
Given that,
Point estimate = sample mean =
= 6.6
Population standard deviation =
= 0.7
Sample size = n = 41
At 98% confidence level
= 1 - 98%
= 1 - 0.98 =0.02
/2
= 0.01
Z/2
= Z0.01 = 2.326
Margin of error = E = Z/2
* (
/n)
= 2.326 * ( 0.7 / 41
)
= 0.25
At 98% confidence interval estimate of the population mean is,
± E
6.6 ± 0.25
( 6.35, 6.85 )