At a Particular Academically Challenging High School,the Average GPA of a High

question 9

Multiple Choice

At a particular academically challenging high school,the average GPA of a high school senior is known to be normally distributed.After a sample of 20 seniors is taken,the average GPA is found to be 2.71 and the variance is determined to be 0.25.Find a 90% confidence interval for the population mean GPA.

• A)[2.5167,2.9033]
• B)[2.5261,2.3939]
• C)[2.5615,2.8585]
• D)[2.6358,2.7842]

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