The efficiency expert at a computer company tested 40 engineers to estimate the average time it takes to assemble a certain computer component, getting a mean of 12.73 minutes and S.D of 2.06 minutes. (i) If X = 12.73 is used as a point estimate of the actual average time required to per- form the task, determine the maximum error with 99% confidence.

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5. The efficiency expert at a computer company
tested 40 engineers to estimate the average
time it takes to assemble a certain computer
component, getting a mean of 12.73 minutes
and S.D of 2.06 minutes.
(i) If X = 12.73 is used as a point estimate of
the actual average time required to per-
form the task, determine the maximum
error with 99% confidence.
Transcribed Image Text:5. The efficiency expert at a computer company tested 40 engineers to estimate the average time it takes to assemble a certain computer component, getting a mean of 12.73 minutes and S.D of 2.06 minutes. (i) If X = 12.73 is used as a point estimate of the actual average time required to per- form the task, determine the maximum error with 99% confidence.
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