TABLE 8-3 to Become an Actuary, It Is Necessary to Pass a Pass

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TABLE 8-3
To become an actuary, it is necessary to pass a series of 10 exams, including the most important one, an exam in probability and statistics. An insurance company wants to estimate the mean score on this exam for actuarial students who have enrolled in a special study program. They take a sample of 8 actuarial students in this program and determine that their scores are: 2, 5, 8, 8, 7, 6, 5, and 7. This sample will be used to calculate a 90% confidence interval for the mean score for actuarial students in the special study program.
-Referring to Table 8-3, a 90% confidence interval for the mean score of actuarial students in the special program is from ________ to ________.

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Definitions:

Inventory System

A method for keeping track of the quantity, location, and status of goods a company has in stock.

Revenue Recorded

The process of documenting income earned by a business during a specific period, usually upon the delivery of goods or services.

Cost Flow Assumption

The method used to allocate costs to inventory and cost of goods sold, such as FIFO, LIFO, or weighted average.

Weighted Average

A calculation that takes into account the varying degrees of importance of the numbers in a data set, providing a measure of central tendency.