document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1081576>Question 1081576</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a survey was conducted that asked 1003 people how many books they had read in the past year. Results indicated that x= 14.8 Books & S= 16.6 books. construct a 95% confidence interval for the mean number of books read. Interpret the interval.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "construct a 95% confidence interval for the mean number of books people read and interpret the results. Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer boxes to complete your choice.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) if repeater samples are taken, 95% of them will have a sample mean between [ ] and [ ].<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) there is a 95% chance that the true me number of books read is between [ ] and [ ].<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) there is 95% confidence that the population mean number of books read is between [ ] and [ ]. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "construct a 95% confidence interval for the mean number of books people read and interpret the results. Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer boxes to complete your choice.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) if repeater samples are taken, 95% of them will have a sample mean between [ ] and [ ].<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) there is a 95% chance that the true me number of books read is between [ ] and [ ].<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) there is 95% confidence that the population mean number of books read is between [ ] and [ ]. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sample mean:: x-bar = 14.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "margin of error:: E = 1.96*16.6/sqrt(1003) = 1.027<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "95% CI:: 14.8-1.027 < u < 14.8+1.027<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans:: c) there is 95% confidence that the population mean number of books read is between [13.773] and [15.827].<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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