When the Population Is Normally Distributed, Population Standard Deviation σ

question 41

Multiple Choice

When the population is normally distributed, population standard deviation σ is unknown, and the sample size is n = 15, the confidence interval for the population mean μ is based on

• A) the z (normal) distribution.
• B) the t distribution.
• C) the binomial distribution.
• D) the Poisson distribution.
• E) None of these answers is correct.

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