A quantity surveyor was asked to study the weight of beef in a particular company.He measured 10 beef pies and their mean weight was 180 g and the standard deviation was 40 g.What is the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval for the variance of the company (ie upper bound of a 95% confidence interval for the variance)?It can be assumed that the weight of the beef follows a normal distribution.

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A quantity surveyor was asked to study the weight of beef in a particular company.He measured 10 beef pies and their mean weight was 180 g and the standard deviation was 40 g.What is the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval for the variance of the company (ie upper bound of a 95% confidence interval for the variance)?It can be assumed that the weight of the beef follows a normal distribution.

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