In: Statistics and Probability
An iceberg consists of frozen freshwater that has broken away from a glacier, and could be more than 15,000 years old. Icebergs in the Grand Banks area are estimated to weigh between 100,000 and 200,000 tons. Suppose a team of scientists aboard a research vessel operating in the Grand Banks area selects a random sample of 49 icebergs. The height is carefully measured for each, and the sample mean is x = 101 meters. Assume σ = 25 meters.
(a) Find a 99% confidence interval for the mean height of icebergs in the Grand Banks area (in meters). (Round your answers to four decimal places.)
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