A University Surveyed Recent Graduates of the English Department for Their

question 85

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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