Use the Confidence Level and Sample Data to Find a Confidence

question 119

Multiple Choice

Use the confidence level and sample data to find a confidence interval for estimating the population µ.
-A random sample of 144 full-grown lobsters had a mean weight of 18 ounces and a standard deviation of $2.9$ ounces. Construct a 98 percent confidence interval for the population mean $\mu$ .

• A) \(16 < \mu < 18\)
• B) \(17 < \mu < 20\)
• C) \(18 < \mu < 20\)
• D) \(17 < \mu < 19\)

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