In: Statistics and Probability
Find the 80% confidence interval for the standard deviation of the ages of seniors at Oak Park College if a random sample of 21 students has a standard deviation of 2.3 years. Assume the variable is normally distributed.
Solution :
Given that,
s = 2.3
s2 = 5.29
2R
= 
2
/2,df
= 28.412
2L
= 
21 - 
/2,df = 12.443
The 80% confidence interval for 
 is,
(n
- 1)s2 / 
2
/2
< 
 < 
(n - 1)s2 / 
21 - 
/2
(20)(5.29)
/ 28.412 < 
 < 
(20)(5.29) / 12.443
1.93 < 
 < 2.92
(1.93 ,2.92)