Constructing a Confidence Interval for a Population Mean

AP Statistics· difficulty 1/5

A random sample of n = 20 trees yields a mean diameter of 12.4 inches with s = 2.1 inches. Use t* = 2.093 for 95% confidence with df = 19.

x-bar = 12.4 L U 95% CI for mu n=20, s=2.1, t*=2.093

What is the 95% confidence interval for the mean tree diameter?

  • A

    (12.30, 12.50)

  • B

    (10.30, 14.50)

  • C

    (11.42, 13.38)

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  • D

    (11.98, 12.82)

Explanation

ME = 2.093 * (2.1/sqrt(20)) = 2.093 * 0.4696 = 0.983. CI = 12.4 ± 0.98 = (11.42, 13.38).

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