document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=162401>Question 162401</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hey I would highly appreciate it if you could help me out.  Thanks Rivers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you were constructing a 99% confidence interval of the population mean based on a sample of n = 25 where the standard deviation of the sample s = 0.05, the critical value of t will be: </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A 99% confidence interval critical value is same as that for a two-tailed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hypothesis test.  You have n=25 so you have 24 degrees of freedom.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using your t-chart find the line for df=24 and the column for 1% and 2-tailed:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 2.797<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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