In Order to Construct a 95% Confidence Interval for the Population

question 45

Multiple Choice

In order to construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean when the population standard deviation is unknown and the sample size is 15, you should use the t-value indicated as:

• A) t_0.10,15
• B) t_0.10,14
• C) t_0.05,15
• D) t_0.05,14
• E) t_0.025,14

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