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I now test was given to a simple random sample of 82 students at a certain college. The sample mean score was 105.6. Scores on this test are known to have a standard deviation =1. It is desired to construct 90% interval for the mean in scores of students at this college.
What is the point estimated?
The point estimate is
Find the critical valve
The critical valve is
Find the standard error. Round to four decimal places
The standard error is
Find the margin of error. Round to two decimal places.
The margin of error is
Construct the 90% confidence interval. Rounds to one decimal place. The confidence interval are
Is it likely that the population mean u is greater than 100?
Yes or no it is or is not likely that the population mean u is greater than 100
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