Students took n = 35 samples of water from the east basin

Chapter 7, Problem 11E

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QUESTION:

Students took \(n=35\) samples of water from the east basin of Lake Macatawa (see Example 7.1-4) and measured the amount of sodium in parts per million. For their data, they calculated \(\bar{x}=24.11\) and \(s^{2}=24.44\). Find an approximate \(90 \%\) confidence interval for \(\mu\), the mean of the amount of sodium in parts per million.

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Text Transcription:

n=35  

Bar x=24.11  

s^2=24.44  

90%

mu

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QUESTION:

Students took \(n=35\) samples of water from the east basin of Lake Macatawa (see Example 7.1-4) and measured the amount of sodium in parts per million. For their data, they calculated \(\bar{x}=24.11\) and \(s^{2}=24.44\). Find an approximate \(90 \%\) confidence interval for \(\mu\), the mean of the amount of sodium in parts per million.

Equation Transcription:

 

Text Transcription:

n=35  

Bar x=24.11  

s^2=24.44  

90%

mu

ANSWER:

Step 1 of 2

Given,

Sample size,

Sample mean,

Sample standard deviation,

We have to find the approximate 90% confidence interval for , the mean of the amount of sodium in parts per million.

 

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