A recent report for a regional airline reported that the mean number of hours of flying time for its pilots is 65 hours per month. This mean was based on actual flying times for a sample of 55 pilots and the sample standard deviation was 7 hours. 2. Calculate a 95% confidence interval estimate of the population mean flying time for the pilots. Round your result to 4 decimal places. ( 63.108 66.892 3. Using the information given, what is the smallest sample size necessary to estimate the mean flying time with a margin of error of 1.75 hour and 95% confidence? Note: For consistency's sake, round your t* value to 3 decimal places before calculating the necessary sample size. Choose n =

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A recent report for a regional airline reported that the mean number of hours of flying time for its pilots is 65 hours per month. This mean was based on
actual flying times for a sample of 55 pilots and the sample standard deviation was 7 hours.
2. Calculate a 95% confidence interval estimate of the population mean flying time for the pilots. Round your result to 4 decimal places.
( 63.108
66.892
3. Using the information given, what is the smallest sample size necessary to estimate the mean flying time with a margin of error of 1.75 hour and 95%
confidence?
Note: For consistency's sake, round your t* value to 3 decimal places before calculating the necessary sample size.
Choose n =
Transcribed Image Text:A recent report for a regional airline reported that the mean number of hours of flying time for its pilots is 65 hours per month. This mean was based on actual flying times for a sample of 55 pilots and the sample standard deviation was 7 hours. 2. Calculate a 95% confidence interval estimate of the population mean flying time for the pilots. Round your result to 4 decimal places. ( 63.108 66.892 3. Using the information given, what is the smallest sample size necessary to estimate the mean flying time with a margin of error of 1.75 hour and 95% confidence? Note: For consistency's sake, round your t* value to 3 decimal places before calculating the necessary sample size. Choose n =
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