Construct a 98% Confidence Interval for the Population Mean $\mu.$ Assume the Population Has a Normal
Distribution

question 85

Short Answer

Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population mean, $\mu.$ Assume the population has a normal
distribution. A random sample of 20 college students has mean annual earnings of $3140 with a standard
deviation of $686.

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