In Developing an Interval Estimate for a Population Mean, the Interval

question 56

Multiple Choice

In developing an interval estimate for a population mean, the interval estimate was 62.84 to 69.46. The population standard deviation was assumed to be 6.50, and a sample of 100 observations was used. The mean of the sample was:

• A)56.34.
• B)62.96.
• C)13.24.
• D)66.15.

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