A data set includes 106 body temperatures of healthy adult humans having a mean of 98.9°F and a standard deviation of 0.63°F. Construct a 99% confidence interval estimate of the mean body temperature of all healthy humans. What does the sample suggest about the use of 98.6°F as the mean body temperature? Click here to view a t distribution table. LOADING... Click here to view page 1 of the standard normal distribution table. LOADING... Click here to view page 2 of the standard normal distribution table. LOADING... Question content area bottom Part 1 What is the confidence interval estimate of the population mean μ? 98.73998.739°F<μ<99.06199.061°F (Round to three decimal places as needed.) Part 2 What does this suggest about the use of 98.6°F as the mean body temperature? A. This suggests that the mean body temperature is lower than 98.6°F. B. This suggests that the mean body temperature is higher than 98.6°F. C. This suggests that the mean body temperature could very possibly be 98.6°F.
A data set includes 106 body temperatures of healthy adult humans having a mean of 98.9°F and a standard deviation of 0.63°F. Construct a 99% confidence interval estimate of the mean body temperature of all healthy humans. What does the sample suggest about the use of 98.6°F as the mean body temperature? Click here to view a t distribution table. LOADING... Click here to view page 1 of the standard normal distribution table. LOADING... Click here to view page 2 of the standard normal distribution table. LOADING... Question content area bottom Part 1 What is the confidence interval estimate of the population mean μ? 98.73998.739°F<μ<99.06199.061°F (Round to three decimal places as needed.) Part 2 What does this suggest about the use of 98.6°F as the mean body temperature? A. This suggests that the mean body temperature is lower than 98.6°F. B. This suggests that the mean body temperature is higher than 98.6°F. C. This suggests that the mean body temperature could very possibly be 98.6°F.
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A data set includes
106
body temperatures of healthy adult humans having a mean of
98.9°F
and a standard deviation of
0.63°F.
Construct a
99%
confidence interval estimate of the mean body temperature of all healthy humans. What does the sample suggest about the use of
98.6°F
as the mean body temperature?Click here to view a t distribution table.
LOADING...
Click here to view page 1 of the standard normal distribution table.
LOADING...
Click here to view page 2 of the standard normal distribution table.
LOADING...
Question content area bottom
Part 1
What is the confidence interval estimate of the population mean
μ?
98.73998.739°F<μ<99.06199.061°F
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
Part 2
What does this suggest about the use of
98.6°F
as the mean body temperature?This suggests that the mean body temperature
is lower than
98.6°F.
This suggests that the mean body temperature
is higher than
98.6°F.
This suggests that the mean body temperature
could very possibly be
98.6°F.
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