In a study of the lifetimes of electronic components, a random sample of 400 components
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In a study of the lifetimes of electronic components, a random sample of 400 components are tested until they fail to function. The sample mean lifetime was 370 hours and the standard deviation was 650 hours. True or false:
An approximate 95% confidence interval for the mean lifetime of this type of component is from 306.3 to 433.7 hours.
About 95% of the sample components had life- times between 306.3 and 433.7 hours.
If someone takes a random sample of 400 components, divides the sample standard deviation of their lifetimes by 20, and then adds and subtracts that quantity from the sample mean, there is about a 68% chance that the interval so constructed will cover the mean lifetime of this type of component.
The z table can’t be used to construct confidence intervals here, because the lifetimes of the compo- nents don’t follow the normal curve.
About 68% of the components had lifetimes in the interval \(370 \pm 650 \text { hours }\).
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370 \pm 650 \text { hours }
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