A Sample of 100 Items Has a Population Standard Deviation

question 23

Multiple Choice

A sample of 100 items has a population standard deviation of 5.1 and a mean of 21.6. Construct a 95 percent confidence interval for μ.

• A) [11.60, 31.60]
• B) [21.16, 22.04]
• C) [20.60, 22.60]
• D) [20.76, 22.43]

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Theory that people make sense of the world based on their interpretation of words or symbols used by others.

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