A 99% Confidence Interval for the Mean $\mu$ Of a Normal Population When the Standard Deviation

question 16

Multiple Choice

A 99% confidence interval for the mean $\mu$ of a normal population when the standard deviation $\sigma$ is known is found to be 98.6 to 118.4. If the confidence level is reduced to .95, the confidence interval for $\mu$

• A) becomes wider
• B) becomes narrower
• C) remains unchanged
• D) None of the above answers are correct.

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