You Are Given the Following Information Obtained from a Random

question 54

Short Answer

You are given the following information obtained from a random sample of 6 observations. Assume the population has a normal distribution.
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a. What is the point estimate of μ?
b. Construct an 80% confidence interval for μ.
c. Construct a 98% confidence interval for μ.
d. Discuss why the 80% and 98% confidence intervals are different.

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