Use the Confidence Level and Sample Data to Find a Confidence

question 126

Multiple Choice

Use the confidence level and sample data to find a confidence interval for estimating the population µ. Round your answer to the same number of decimal places as the sample mean.
-A random sample of 187 full-grown lobsters had a mean weight of 19 ounces and a standard deviation of 3.3 ounces. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population mean $\mu _ {. }$

• A) \(18 \mathrm { oz } < \mu < 21 \mathrm { oz }\)
• B) \(19 \mathrm { oz } < \mu < 21 \mathrm { oz }\)
• C) \(17 \mathrm { oz } < \mu < 19 \mathrm { oz }\)
• D) \(18 \mathrm { oz } < \mu < 20 \mathrm { oz }\)

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