A University Surveyed Recent Graduates of the English Department for Their

question 58

Multiple Choice

A university surveyed recent graduates of the English department for their starting salaries. Four hundred graduates returned the survey. The average salary was $25,000. The population standard deviation was $2,500. What is the 95% confidence interval for the mean salary of all graduates from the English department?

• A)[$22,500,$27,500]
• B)[$24,755,$25,245]
• C)[$24,988,$25,012]
• D)[$24,600,$25,600]

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