SOLUTION: A researcher has measured the yields of 40 tomato plants and found that the sample average yield per plant to be 5 pounds with a sample standard deviation of 1.7 pound. Find a co

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Question 876389: A researcher has measured the yields of 40 tomato plants and found that the
sample average yield per plant to be 5 pounds with a sample standard deviation of
1.7 pound. Find a confidence interval for the mean yield at the level 0.9.

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find a confidence interval for the mean yield at the level 0.9. t = 1.685
ME = 1.685(1.7)/sqrt(40)
CI: 5-ME < u < 5 + ME