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Many people feel that cereal is healthier alternative for children over glazed donuts. Table #8.3.5 contains the amount of sugar in a sample of cereal that isgeared towards children ("Healthy breakfast story," 2013) Estimate the mean amount of sugar in children cereal using a 95% confidence level.
Table #8.3.5: Sugar Amounts(g) in Children’s Cereal
10
14
12
9
13
13
13
11
12
15
9
10
11
3
6
12
15
12
12
Confidence level estimate of the population mean :

n : sample size :19
x : amount of sugar in a sample of cereal
Sample mean :

Sample standard deviation :

| S.No. | x: Sugar Amounts(g) in Children’s Cereal |
x-![]() |
(x- )2 |
| 1 | 10 | -1.1579 | 1.3407 |
| 2 | 14 | 2.8421 | 8.0776 |
| 3 | 12 | 0.8421 | 0.7091 |
| 4 | 9 | -2.1579 | 4.6565 |
| 5 | 13 | 1.8421 | 3.3934 |
| 6 | 13 | 1.8421 | 3.3934 |
| 7 | 13 | 1.8421 | 3.3934 |
| 8 | 11 | -0.1579 | 0.0249 |
| 9 | 12 | 0.8421 | 0.7091 |
| 10 | 15 | 3.8421 | 14.7618 |
| 11 | 9 | -2.1579 | 4.6565 |
| 12 | 10 | -1.1579 | 1.3407 |
| 13 | 11 | -0.1579 | 0.0249 |
| 14 | 3 | -8.1579 | 66.5512 |
| 15 | 6 | -5.1579 | 26.6039 |
| 16 | 12 | 0.8421 | 0.7091 |
| 17 | 15 | 3.8421 | 14.7618 |
| 18 | 12 | 0.8421 | 0.7091 |
| 19 | 12 | 0.8421 | 0.7091 |
| Total | 212 | 156.5263 | |
Mean:
212/19= |
11.1579 |

| Sample Size : n | 19 |
| Degrees of freedom : n-1 | 18 |
| Confidence Level : | 95 |
=
(100-95)/100 |
0.05 |
/2 |
0.025 |
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2.1009 |
95% confidence level Estimate of the mean amount of sugar in children cereal


95% confidence level Estimate of the mean amount of sugar in children cereal = (9.7366, 12.5792)