The following random sample was selected from a normal distribution:949722014102014(a) Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean μ.(b) Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean μ.□
Q. The following random sample was selected from a normal distribution:949722014102014(a) Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean μ.(b) Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean μ.□
Calculate sample mean: Calculate the sample mean (xˉ) from the given data.Data: [9, 4, 9, 7, 2, 20, 14, 10, 20, 14]xˉ=(9+4+9+7+2+20+14+10+20+14)/10xˉ=109/10=10.9
Calculate sample standard deviation: Calculate the sample standard deviation s.s=(10−1(9−10.9)2+(4−10.9)2+(9−10.9)2+(7−10.9)2+(2−10.9)2+(20−10.9)2+(14−10.9)2+(10−10.9)2+(20−10.9)2+(14−10.9)2)s=(93.61+47.61+3.61+15.21+79.21+82.81+9.61+0.81+82.81+9.61)s=9334.3s=37.1444≈6.095
Find t-values for confidence: Find the t-values for 90% and 95% confidence from t-distribution table for df=9.t(90%,df=9)≈1.833t(95%,df=9)≈2.262
Calculate margin of error (90%): Calculate the margin of error for 90% confidence interval.ME90=t(90%,df=9)⋅(10s)ME90=1.833⋅(106.095)ME90=1.833⋅1.928ME90=3.534
Calculate margin of error (95%): Calculate the margin of error for 95% confidence interval.ME95=t(95%,df=9)⋅(10s)ME95=2.262⋅(106.095)ME95=2.262⋅1.928ME95=4.362
Construct 90% confidence interval: Construct the 90% confidence interval.90% CI = (xˉ−ME90,xˉ+ME90)90% CI = (10.9−3.534,10.9+3.534)90% CI = (7.366,14.434)
Construct 95% confidence interval: Construct the 95% confidence interval.95% CI = (xˉ−ME95,xˉ+ME95)95% CI = (10.9−4.362,10.9+4.362)95% CI = (6.538,15.262)
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