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In a random sample of 21 people, the mean commute time to work was
34.1 minutes and the standard deviation was 7.2 minutes. Assume the population is normally distributed and use a t-distribution to construct a
80% confidence interval for the population mean μ.
What is the margin of error of μ?Interpret the results.
The confidence interval for the population mean μ is=( , )
(Round to one decimal place as needed.)
The margin of error of μ is=
(Round to one decimal place as needed.)
Interpret the results.
A.If a large sample of people are taken approximately 80%
of them will have commute times between the bounds of the confidence interval.
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