Intro Stats, Books a la Carte Edition (5th Edition)
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Chapter 14, Problem 33E
Speed of light In 1882, Michelson measured the speed of light (usually denoted c as in Einstein’s famous equation E = mc2). His values are in km/sec and have 299,000 subtracted from them. He reported the results of 23 trials with a mean of 756.22 and a standard deviation of 107.12.
- a) Find a 95% confidence interval for the true speed of light from these statistics.
- b) State in words what this interval means. Keep in mind that the speed of light is a physical constant that, as far as we know, has a value that is true throughout the universe.
- c) What assumptions must you make in order to use your method?
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