SOLUTION: If n=26, -x(x-bar)=43, and s=17, construct a confidence interval at a 98% confidence level. Assume the data came from a normally distributed population. Give your answers to one

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Question 1181558: If n=26, -x(x-bar)=43, and s=17, construct a confidence interval at a 98% confidence level. Assume the data came from a normally distributed population.
Give your answers to one decimal place.
____ < μ < _______

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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98% half-interval is t(0.99,df=25)*sigma/sqrt(n)
=2.328*17/sqrt(26)=2.787*17/sqrt(26)=9.29 or 9.3
the interval is (33.7, 52.3)