A Sample of 500 Students Is Selected from a Known

question 14

Multiple Choice

A sample of 500 students is selected from a known population of 15,000 students to construct a 99% confidence interval for the average SAT score. What correction factor should be used to compute the standard error?

• A)0.9499
• B)0.9832
• C)2.5760
• D)Cannot be determined

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Hertz

The unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), representing one cycle per second.

Nanometers

A unit of length in the metric system, equal to one billionth of a meter, commonly used to measure wavelengths of light.

Decibels

A unit of measurement used to express the intensity of sound, with each ten-decibel increase representing a tenfold increase in acoustic power.

Wavelengths

The distances between successive crests of a wave, typically used in the context of electromagnetic waves, such as light and radio waves.