A simple random sample of size n is drawn. The sample mean, x, is found to be 18.2, and the sample standard deviation, s, is found to be 4.5. Click the icon to view the table of areas under the t-distribution. (a) Construct a 95% confidence interval about p if the sample size, n, is 35. Lower bound:; Upper bound: (Use ascending order. Round to two decimal places as needed.)

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A simple random sample of size n is drawn. The sample mean, x, is found to be 18.2, and the sample standard deviation, s, is found to be 4.5.
Click the icon to view the table of areas under the t-distribution.
(a) Construct a 95% confidence interval about u if the sample size, n, is 35.
Lower bound: ; Upper bound:
(Use ascending order. Round to two decimal places as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:A simple random sample of size n is drawn. The sample mean, x, is found to be 18.2, and the sample standard deviation, s, is found to be 4.5. Click the icon to view the table of areas under the t-distribution. (a) Construct a 95% confidence interval about u if the sample size, n, is 35. Lower bound: ; Upper bound: (Use ascending order. Round to two decimal places as needed.)
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Area in Right Tail
df
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.025
0.02
0.01
0.005
0.0025
0.001
0.0005
1.963
1.386
1.376
3.078
12.706
15.894
31.821
6.965
4.541
63.657
127.321
318.309
22.327
10.215
7.173
5.893
1.000
6.314
2.920
636.619
31.599
12.924
8.610
6.869
2
0.816
1.061
1.886
4.303
4.849
9.925
5.841
4.604
4.032
14.089
0.765
2.353
2.132
3.482
0.978
0.941
1.250
1.190
1.156
1.638
1.533
3.182
2.776
2.571
7.453
5.598
4
0.741
2.999
3.747
0.727
0.920
1.476
2.015
2.757
3.365
4.773
5.959
5.408
0.718
0.906
0.896
1.134
1.119
1.108
1.943
1.895
2.447
2.365
2.612
2.517
3.143
2.998
3.707
3.499
3.355
3.250
3.169
4.317
4.029
3.833
3.690
3.581
6
0.711
1.440
5.208
1.415
4.785
8
0.706
0.703
0.889
1.397
1.860
2.306
2.262
2.228
2.449
2.398
2.896
2.821
4.501
4.297
5.041
0.883
1.100
1.383
1.833
4.781
10
0.700
0.879
1.093
1.372
1.812
2.359
2.764
4.144
4.587
1.796
1.782
3.106
3.055
4.437
4.318
11
0.697
0.876
1.088
1.363
2.201
2.328
2.303
2.282
2.718
2.681
2.650
2.624
2.602
3.497
3.428
3.372
3.326
4.025
3.930
12
0.695
0.873
1.083
1.356
2.179
13
14
0.694
0.692
0.870
1.079
1.076
1.350 1.771
1.761
1.753
2.160
3.012
3.852
3.787
3.733
4.221
0.868
1.345
2.145
2.264
2.977
4.140
15
0.691
0.866
1.074
1.341
2.131
2.249
2.947
3.286
4.073
1.071
1.069
2.235
3.252
3.222
3.197
16
0.690
0.865
0.863
0.862
0.861
0.860
1.337
1.746
2.120
2.583
2.567
2.921
3.686
4.015
3.965
3.922
3.883
3.850
0.689
1.740
2.110
2.898
17
18
1.333
1.330
1.328
1.325
2.224
2.214
3.646
3.610
0.688
1.067
1.734
2.101
2.552
2.878
19
20
2.093
2.086
3.174
3.153
0.688
1.066
1.729
2.205
2.539
2.861
3.579
0.687
1.064
1.725
2.197
2.528
2.845
3.552
0.859
0.858
1.721
1.717
1.714
3.819
3.792
3.768
21
0.686
0.686
0.685
1.063
1.323
2.080
2.189
2.183
2.177
2.518
2.831
2.819
2.807
2.797
2.787
3.135
3.119
3.527
22
1.061
1.060
1.321
1.319
1.318
1.316
2.074
2.069
2.508
2.500
2.492
2.485
3.505
23
0.858
0.857
0.856
3.104
3.485
24
0.685
0.684
1.059
1.711
2.064
2.172
3.091
3.467
3.745
25
1.058
1.708
2.060
2.167
3.078
3.450
3.725
2.162
2.479
2.473
26
0.684
0.856
1.058
1.315
1.314
1.313
1.706
1.703
2.056
2.052
2.779
3.067
3.057
3.435
3.707
27
0.684
0.855
1.057
2.158
2.771
2.763
2.756
2.750
3.421
3.690
0.683
0.683
0.683
0.855
0.854
0.854
3.674
3.659
3.646
1.056
2.154
28
29
30
1.701
1.699
1.697
2.048
2.045
2.042
2.467
2.462
2.457
3.047
3.038
3.030
3.408
3.396
3.385
1.055
1.311
2.150
1.055
1.310
2.147
0.682
0.682
0.853
0.853
2.744
2.738
1.696
31
32
1.054
1.054
1.309
1.309
2.040
2.037
2.035
2.144
2.141
2.138
2.453
2.449
2.445
3.022
3.015
3.375
3.365
3.633
3.622
1.694
3.356
3.348
3.340
1.692
33
34
0.682
0.682
0.682
0.853
0.852
0.852
1.053
1.052
1.052
1.308
1.307
2.733
2.728
3.008
3.002
2.996
3.611
3.601
3.591
1.691
2.032
2.136
2.441
35
1.306
1.690
2.030
2.133
2.438
2.724
0.852
0.851
1.052
1.051
3.333
3.326
36
0.681
1.306
1.688
2.028
2.026
2.131
2.129
2.434
2,719
2.715
2.712
2.708
2.990
2.985
3.582
2.431
2.429
2.426
37
0.681
1.305
1.687
3.574
1.051
1.050
1.050
38
0.681
0.851
0.851
0.851
1.304
1.686
2.024
2.023
2.127
2.125
2.123
2.980
2.976
3.319
3.566
39
0.681
1.304
1.685
3.313
3.558
40
0.681
1.303
1.684
2.021
2.423
2.704
2.971
3.307
3.551
50
60
3.496
3.460
0.679
0.849
1.047
1.299
1.296
1.676
2.009
2.000
2.109
2.099
2.403
2.678
2.660
2.937
3.261
0.679
0.848
1.045
1.671
2.390
2.915
3.232
70
0.678
0.847
1.044
1.043
1.042
1.294
1.667
1.994
2.093
2.381
2.648
2.639
2.632
2.899
3.211
1.664
1.662
3.435
3.416
3.402
80
0.678
2.887
3.195
1.292
1.291
1.990
2.088
2.374
0.846
0.846
90
0.677
1.987
2.084
2.368
2.878
3.183
1.042
1.037
1.036
3.174
3.098
3.090
100
0.677
0.845
1.290
1.282
1.282
1.660
1.984
2.081
2.364
2.626
2.581
2.576
2.871
3.390
2.813
2.807
3.300
3.291
1000
0.675
0.674
0.842
1.646
1.962
2.056
2.054
2.330
0.842
1.645
1.960
2.326
df
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.025
0.02
0.01
0.005
0.0025
0.001
0.0005
Transcribed Image Text:-Distribution Area in Right Tail df 0.25 0.20 0.15 0.10 0.05 0.025 0.02 0.01 0.005 0.0025 0.001 0.0005 1.963 1.386 1.376 3.078 12.706 15.894 31.821 6.965 4.541 63.657 127.321 318.309 22.327 10.215 7.173 5.893 1.000 6.314 2.920 636.619 31.599 12.924 8.610 6.869 2 0.816 1.061 1.886 4.303 4.849 9.925 5.841 4.604 4.032 14.089 0.765 2.353 2.132 3.482 0.978 0.941 1.250 1.190 1.156 1.638 1.533 3.182 2.776 2.571 7.453 5.598 4 0.741 2.999 3.747 0.727 0.920 1.476 2.015 2.757 3.365 4.773 5.959 5.408 0.718 0.906 0.896 1.134 1.119 1.108 1.943 1.895 2.447 2.365 2.612 2.517 3.143 2.998 3.707 3.499 3.355 3.250 3.169 4.317 4.029 3.833 3.690 3.581 6 0.711 1.440 5.208 1.415 4.785 8 0.706 0.703 0.889 1.397 1.860 2.306 2.262 2.228 2.449 2.398 2.896 2.821 4.501 4.297 5.041 0.883 1.100 1.383 1.833 4.781 10 0.700 0.879 1.093 1.372 1.812 2.359 2.764 4.144 4.587 1.796 1.782 3.106 3.055 4.437 4.318 11 0.697 0.876 1.088 1.363 2.201 2.328 2.303 2.282 2.718 2.681 2.650 2.624 2.602 3.497 3.428 3.372 3.326 4.025 3.930 12 0.695 0.873 1.083 1.356 2.179 13 14 0.694 0.692 0.870 1.079 1.076 1.350 1.771 1.761 1.753 2.160 3.012 3.852 3.787 3.733 4.221 0.868 1.345 2.145 2.264 2.977 4.140 15 0.691 0.866 1.074 1.341 2.131 2.249 2.947 3.286 4.073 1.071 1.069 2.235 3.252 3.222 3.197 16 0.690 0.865 0.863 0.862 0.861 0.860 1.337 1.746 2.120 2.583 2.567 2.921 3.686 4.015 3.965 3.922 3.883 3.850 0.689 1.740 2.110 2.898 17 18 1.333 1.330 1.328 1.325 2.224 2.214 3.646 3.610 0.688 1.067 1.734 2.101 2.552 2.878 19 20 2.093 2.086 3.174 3.153 0.688 1.066 1.729 2.205 2.539 2.861 3.579 0.687 1.064 1.725 2.197 2.528 2.845 3.552 0.859 0.858 1.721 1.717 1.714 3.819 3.792 3.768 21 0.686 0.686 0.685 1.063 1.323 2.080 2.189 2.183 2.177 2.518 2.831 2.819 2.807 2.797 2.787 3.135 3.119 3.527 22 1.061 1.060 1.321 1.319 1.318 1.316 2.074 2.069 2.508 2.500 2.492 2.485 3.505 23 0.858 0.857 0.856 3.104 3.485 24 0.685 0.684 1.059 1.711 2.064 2.172 3.091 3.467 3.745 25 1.058 1.708 2.060 2.167 3.078 3.450 3.725 2.162 2.479 2.473 26 0.684 0.856 1.058 1.315 1.314 1.313 1.706 1.703 2.056 2.052 2.779 3.067 3.057 3.435 3.707 27 0.684 0.855 1.057 2.158 2.771 2.763 2.756 2.750 3.421 3.690 0.683 0.683 0.683 0.855 0.854 0.854 3.674 3.659 3.646 1.056 2.154 28 29 30 1.701 1.699 1.697 2.048 2.045 2.042 2.467 2.462 2.457 3.047 3.038 3.030 3.408 3.396 3.385 1.055 1.311 2.150 1.055 1.310 2.147 0.682 0.682 0.853 0.853 2.744 2.738 1.696 31 32 1.054 1.054 1.309 1.309 2.040 2.037 2.035 2.144 2.141 2.138 2.453 2.449 2.445 3.022 3.015 3.375 3.365 3.633 3.622 1.694 3.356 3.348 3.340 1.692 33 34 0.682 0.682 0.682 0.853 0.852 0.852 1.053 1.052 1.052 1.308 1.307 2.733 2.728 3.008 3.002 2.996 3.611 3.601 3.591 1.691 2.032 2.136 2.441 35 1.306 1.690 2.030 2.133 2.438 2.724 0.852 0.851 1.052 1.051 3.333 3.326 36 0.681 1.306 1.688 2.028 2.026 2.131 2.129 2.434 2,719 2.715 2.712 2.708 2.990 2.985 3.582 2.431 2.429 2.426 37 0.681 1.305 1.687 3.574 1.051 1.050 1.050 38 0.681 0.851 0.851 0.851 1.304 1.686 2.024 2.023 2.127 2.125 2.123 2.980 2.976 3.319 3.566 39 0.681 1.304 1.685 3.313 3.558 40 0.681 1.303 1.684 2.021 2.423 2.704 2.971 3.307 3.551 50 60 3.496 3.460 0.679 0.849 1.047 1.299 1.296 1.676 2.009 2.000 2.109 2.099 2.403 2.678 2.660 2.937 3.261 0.679 0.848 1.045 1.671 2.390 2.915 3.232 70 0.678 0.847 1.044 1.043 1.042 1.294 1.667 1.994 2.093 2.381 2.648 2.639 2.632 2.899 3.211 1.664 1.662 3.435 3.416 3.402 80 0.678 2.887 3.195 1.292 1.291 1.990 2.088 2.374 0.846 0.846 90 0.677 1.987 2.084 2.368 2.878 3.183 1.042 1.037 1.036 3.174 3.098 3.090 100 0.677 0.845 1.290 1.282 1.282 1.660 1.984 2.081 2.364 2.626 2.581 2.576 2.871 3.390 2.813 2.807 3.300 3.291 1000 0.675 0.674 0.842 1.646 1.962 2.056 2.054 2.330 0.842 1.645 1.960 2.326 df 0.25 0.20 0.15 0.10 0.05 0.025 0.02 0.01 0.005 0.0025 0.001 0.0005
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