One Indicator of the Health of Field Mice Is the Length

question 30

Essay

One indicator of the health of field mice is the length of their tails. The followingdata on tail length (in mm) were gathered from a representative sample of field micenear Fairfield, Iowa. A biologist would like to construct a 95% confidence intervalfor the population mean tail length of the field mice near Fairfield.
a) Using a graphical display of your choice, display the data in a way that will allowyou to determine whether it would be appropriate to use a t confidence interval toestimate the population mean.
b) Using the graphical display from part (a), would you advise that constructing a tconfidence interval is appropriate?
Explain the basis of your recommendation.

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