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A college admissions officer takes a simple random sample of 41 entering freshman. The admissions officer finds the average math SAT score is 510 with a standard deviation of 55. The admissions officer will like to estimate the average math SAT for all entering freshman. (Round numeric answers to two decimal places.)
- What parameter is the admissions officer estimating?
- What is the point estimate?
- Find the margin of error for a 99% confidence interval for the true average math SAT score for incoming freshman at the college.
- Interpret: We are 99% confident that the true average math SAT score for incoming freshman at the college is between (?) and (?)
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