Solve the Problem $99 \%$ Confidence Interval (In Inches) for the Mean Height of a for the Mean

question 60

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A $99 \%$ confidence interval (in inches) for the mean height of a population is $65.3 < \mu < 66.9$ . This result is based on a sample of size 144 . Construct the $95 \%$ confidence interval. (Hint: you will first need to find the sample mean and sample standard deviation) .

• A) \(65.6\) in \(< \mu < 66.6\) in.
• B) \(65.3\) in \(< \mu < 66.9\) in.
• C) \(65.5\) in \(< \mu < 66.7\) in.
• D) \(65.2\) in \(< \mu < 67.0\) in.

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