In a sample of 81 U.S. adults aged 18-24 who celebrate Halloween, the mean amount spent on a costume was $40.35 with a standard deviation of $16.8. Round answers to at least 4 decimal places. a) What parameter are we estimating?     b) We can work this problem because:    n < 30     or.        n <= 30  c) What is the point estimate of that parameter?       d) What is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution for the sample means? e) Find the margin of error for a 90% confidence interval for the true average amount spent on a costume. f) We are 90% confident that the true average amount spent on a Halloween costume for U.S. adults aged 18-24 is between _________ and _________   Hello, can this be solve using excel? How might I go about that? can you explain the problemin detail so I can understand? Thank you very much!

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In a sample of 81 U.S. adults aged 18-24 who celebrate Halloween, the mean amount spent on a costume was $40.35 with a standard deviation of $16.8. Round answers to at least 4 decimal places.


a) What parameter are we estimating?   

 
b) We can work this problem because:   

n < 30     or.        n <= 30 


c) What is the point estimate of that parameter?      


d) What is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution for the sample means?


e) Find the margin of error for a 90% confidence interval for the true average amount spent on a costume.


f) We are 90% confident that the true average amount spent on a Halloween costume for U.S. adults aged 18-24 is between _________ and _________

 

Hello, can this be solve using excel? How might I go about that? can you explain the problemin detail so I can understand? Thank you very much!  

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