document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1182876>Question 1182876</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A botanist wishes to estimate the typical number of seeds for a certain fruit.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "She samples 51 specimens and counts the number of seeds in each.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use her sample results (mean = 52.4, standard deviation = 17.5) to find the 90% confidence level for the number of seeds for the species.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #813095 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=813095\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the 90% t-half-interval for df=50 is t*s/sqrt(n)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=1.676*17.5/sqrt(51)=4.107<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(48.293, 56.507) units seeds<BR>\n" );
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