The Owner of Torpid Oaks B&B Wanted to Know the Average

question 37

Multiple Choice

The owner of Torpid Oaks B&B wanted to know the average distance its guests had traveled. A random sample of 16 guests showed a mean distance of 85 miles with a standard deviation of 32 miles. The 90 percent confidence interval (in miles) for the mean is approximately:

• A)(71.0, 99.0)
• B)(71.8, 98.2)
• C)(74.3, 95.7)
• D)(68.7, 103.2)

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