A Survey of 50 Retail Stores Revealed That the Average

question 59

Multiple Choice

A survey of 50 retail stores revealed that the average price of a microwave was $375,with a sample standard deviation of $20. If 90% and 95% confidence intervals were developed to estimate the true cost of the microwave,what similarities would they have?

• A)Both have the same confidence level.
• B)Both use the same t-statistic.
• C)Both use the same z-statistic.
• D)Both use the same point estimate of the population mean.

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