A Random Sample of 100 Lightning Flashes in a Certain

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Essay

A random sample of 100 lightning flashes in a certain region resulted in a sample average radar echo duration of .81 sec and a sample standard deviation of .34 sec. Calculate a 99% (two-sided) confidence interval for the true average echo duration μ , and interpret the resulting interval.

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