Bert Constructed a Confidence Interval to Estimate the Mean Weight

question 40

Essay

Bert constructed a confidence interval to estimate the mean weight of students in his class. The population was very small - only 30. Ruth constructed a confidence interval for the mean
weight of all adult males in the city. She based her confidence interval on a very small
sample of only 5. Which confidence interval is likely to give a better estimate of the mean it is
estimating? Which is likely to be more of a problem, a small sample or a small population?

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Grapevine Network

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Organized groups with defined structures and roles, typically formed within institutions or businesses for specific purposes.

Formalizing

The process of establishing official procedures or systems, often within organizational or legal contexts.

Group Development

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