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Question 348841: In order to determine an interval for the mean of a population with unknown standard deviation a sample of 61 items is selected. The mean of the sample is determined to be 23. The number of degrees of freedom for reading the t value is
a. 22
b. 23
c. 60
d. 61

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In order to determine an interval for the mean of a population with unknown standard deviation a sample of 61 items is selected. The mean of the sample is determined to be 23.The number of degrees of freedom for reading the t value is
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df = 60
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cheers,
Stan H.
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a. 22
b. 23
c. 60
d. 61

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