THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION

question 28

Multiple Choice

THE NEXT QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
A dependent random sample from two normally distributed populations gives the following results:
n = 20,
= 27.5,and s_d = 3.2
-Find the margin of error for a 90% confidence interval for the difference in the means of the two populations.

• A)2.75
• B)2.29
• C)1.24
• D)1.86

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