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A random survey of enrollment at 2020 community colleges across the United States yielded the following figures:
21,845; 2,442; 9,414; 7,681; 3,200; 17,500; 9,200; 7,380; 18,314; 6,557; 13,713; 17,768; 7,493; 2,771; 2,861; 1,263; 7,285; 28,165; 5,080; 11,658
(a) Assume the underlying population is normal.
i. x‾=
ii. sx=
iii. n=
iv. n−1=
(d) Construct a 97% confidence interval for the population
Enter your answer in interval notation.
Round your answer to the nearest integer.
Do not round any intermediate calculations.
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