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Here are summary statistics for randomly selected weights of newborn girls:
n=36, x=3211.1g, s=689.4g. Use a confidence level of 95% to complete parts (a) through (d) below.
a. Identify the critical value tα/2 used for finding the margin of error.
tα/2=enter your response here
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
Part 2
b. Find the margin of error.
E=enter your response here
g(Round to one decimal place as needed.)
Part 3
c. Find the confidence interval estimate of
μ.
enter your response here
g<μ<enter your response here
g(Round to one decimal place as needed.)
Part 4
d.
Write
a brief statement that interprets the confidence interval. Choose the correct answer below.A. One has 95% confidence that the interval from the lower bound to the upper bound contains the true value of the population mean weight of newborn girls.
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