A Random Sample of 20 Items Is Selected from a Population

question 32

Multiple Choice

A random sample of 20 items is selected from a population. When computing a confidence interval for the population mean,what number of degrees of freedom should be used to determine the appropriate t-value?

• A)20
• B)19
• C)21
• D)25

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