In: Statistics and Probability
A survey of 269 students obtaining their study times found a mean of 137 min. with an assumed standard deviation of 45 min. What is a 99% confidence interval for the population mean?
Question 7 options:
(131.6, 142.4) |
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(126.8, 147.2) |
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No answer is correct. |
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(132.5, 141.5) |
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(129.9, 144.1) |
Solution :
Given that,
Point estimate = sample mean = = 137
Population standard deviation = = 45
Sample size = n = 269
At 99% confidence level the z is ,
= 1 - 99% = 1 - 0.99 = 0.01
/ 2 = 0.01 / 2 = 0.005
Z/2 = Z0.005 = 2.576
Margin of error = E = Z/2* ( /n)
= 2.576 * (45 / 269)
= 7.1
At 99% confidence interval estimate of the population mean is,
- E < < + E
137 - 7.1 < < 137 + 7.1
129.9 < < 144.1
(129.1 , 144.1)