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Using the simple random sample of weights of women from a data set, we obtain these sample statistics:
nequals=4040
and
x overbarxequals=147.53
lb. Research from other sources suggests that the population of weights of women has a standard deviation given by
sigmaσequals=32.57
lb.
a. Find the best point estimate of the mean weight of all women.
b. Find a 95% confidence interval estimate of the mean weight of all women.
Solution :
Given that,
point estimate of mean is = 147.53
= 147.53
= 32.57
n = 4040
At 95% confidence level the z is ,
= 1 - 95% = 1 - 0.95 = 0.05
/ 2 = 0.05 / 2 = 0.025
Z/2 = Z0.025 = 1.96
Margin of error = E = Z/2* ( /n)
=1.96 * (32.57 / 4040)
= 1.0043
At 95% confidence interval estimate of the population mean is,
- E < < + E
147.53 - 1.0043 < < 147.53 + 1.0043
146.5257< < 148.5343
(146.5257 , 148.5343 )