SOLUTION: A sample of 23 European countries found that the variance on life expectancy was 7.3 years. What is the 95% confidence interval for the variance of life expectancy in Europe?

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Question 1040404: A sample of 23 European countries found that the variance on life expectancy was 7.3 years. What is the 95% confidence interval for the variance of life expectancy in Europe?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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variance is 7.3 years^2
sd=sqrt of variance or 2.7 years
95% CI is t (0.975 df=22)*2.7/sqrt(23)
t is 2.074*2.7/sqrt(23)
That interval is +/- 1.17 years