document.write( "Question 808111: The dean of students of a large community
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document.write( "college claims that the average distance that
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document.write( "commuting students travel to the campus is 32
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document.write( "miles. The commuting students feel otherwise.
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document.write( "A sample of 64 students was randomly selected
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document.write( "and yielded a mean of 35 miles and a standard
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document.write( "deviation of 5 miles. Find and interpret the 90%
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document.write( "confidence interval for the average distance that
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document.write( "commuting students travel to the campus.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #486745 by stanbon(75887) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The commuting students feel otherwise. \n" ); document.write( "A sample of 64 students was randomly selected \n" ); document.write( "and yielded a mean of 35 miles and a standard \n" ); document.write( "deviation of 5 miles. Find and interpret the 90% \n" ); document.write( "confidence interval for the average distance that \n" ); document.write( "commuting students travel to the campus. \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "sample mean = x-bar = 35 miles \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "ME = 1.645*5/sqrt(64) = 1.028 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "95% CI: 35-1.028 < u < 35+1.028 \n" ); document.write( "95% CI: 33.9720 < u < 36.028 \n" ); document.write( "======= \n" ); document.write( "We can be 95% certain that the average travel distance is \n" ); document.write( "between 33.97 and 36.03 \n" ); document.write( " |