SOLUTION: A 99% confidence interval estimate for a population mean was computed to be (36.4 to 51.6). Determine the mean of the sample, which was used to determine the interval estimate (sho

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Question 232000: A 99% confidence interval estimate for a population mean was computed to be (36.4 to 51.6). Determine the mean of the sample, which was used to determine the interval estimate (show all work).
(Points: 4)
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A 99% confidence interval estimate for a population mean was computed to be (36.4 to 51.6). Determine the mean of the sample, which was used to determine the interval estimate (show all
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x-bar + E = 51.6
x-bar - E = 36.4
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Add to get:
2(x-bar) = 88
x-bar = 44 (this is the sample mean)
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Cheers,
Stan H.