SOLUTION: Total plasma volume is important in determining the required plasma component in blood replacement therapy for a person undergoing surgery. Plasma volume is influenced by the overa
Question 860961: Total plasma volume is important in determining the required plasma component in blood replacement therapy for a person undergoing surgery. Plasma volume is influenced by the overall health and physical activity of an individual. Suppose that a random sample of 43 male firefighters are tested and that they have a plasma volume sample mean of x = 37.5 ml/kg (milliliters plasma per kilogram body weight). Assume that σ = 7.80 ml/kg for the distribution of blood plasma.
(a) Find a 99% confidence interval for the population mean blood plasma volume in male firefighters. What is the margin of error? (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
Hi,
ME =
CI: μ-ME < u < μ + ME
CI: 37.5-ME < u < 37.5 + ME
CI z -value
80% z= 1.2816
90% z =1.645
92% z = 1.751
95% z = 1.96
98% z = 2.326
99% z = 2.576