Mathematics, 21.04.2020 22:21, whitakers87

A random sample of 250 students at a university finds that these students take a mean of 15.2 credit hours per quarter with a standard deviation of 2.3 credit hours. Estimate the mean credit hours taken by a student each quarter using a 95% confidence interval. Round to the nearest thousandth.

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answered: chem64

95% confidence interval for the mean credit hours taken by a student each quarter is [14.915 hours , 15.485 hours].

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that a random sample of 250 students at a university finds that these students take a mean of 15.2 credit hours per quarter with a standard deviation of 2.3 credit hours.

Firstly, the pivotal quantity for 95% confidence interval for the population mean is given by;

P.Q. = $\frac{\bar X-\mu}{\frac{s}{\sqrt{n} } }$ ~ t_n_-_1

where, $\bar X$ = sample credit hours per quarter = 15.2 credit hours

s = sample standard deviation = 2.3 credit hours

n = sample of students = 250

$\mu$ = population mean credit hours per quarter

Here for constructing 95% confidence interval we have used One-sample t test statistics as we know don't about population standard deviation.

So, 95% confidence interval for the population mean, $\mu$ is ;

P(-1.96 < t_2_4_9 < 1.96) = 0.95 {As the critical value of t at 249 degree of

freedom are -1.96 & 1.96 with P = 2.5%}

P(-1.96 < $\frac{\bar X-\mu}{\frac{s}{\sqrt{n} } }$ < 1.96) = 0.95

P( $-1.96 \times {\frac{s}{\sqrt{n} } }$ < ${\bar X-\mu}$ < $1.96 \times {\frac{s}{\sqrt{n} } }$ ) = 0.95

P( $\bar X-1.96 \times {\frac{s}{\sqrt{n} } }$ < $\mu$ < $\bar X+1.96 \times {\frac{s}{\sqrt{n} } }$ ) = 0.95

95% confidence interval for $\mu$ = [ $\bar X-1.96 \times {\frac{s}{\sqrt{n} } }$ , $\bar X+1.96 \times {\frac{s}{\sqrt{n} } }$ ]

= [ $15.2-1.96 \times {\frac{2.3}{\sqrt{250} } }$ , $15.2+1.96 \times {\frac{2.3}{\sqrt{250} } }$ ]

= [14.915 hours , 15.485 hours]

Therefore, 95% confidence interval for the mean credit hours taken by a student each quarter is [14.915 hours , 15.485 hours].

The interpretation of the above confidence interval is that we are 95% confident that the true mean credit hours taken by a student each quarter will be between 14.915 credit hours and 15.485 credit hours.

answered: Guest

the required function is $y=-x+4$ .

step-by-step explanation:

from the given table it is noticed that the graph passing through (-3,7), (0,4), (3,1) and (8,-4).

it is a linear function because the value of y is decrease by one as the value of x increase by 1.

the slope of the function is

$m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}=\frac{4-7}{)}=\frac{-3}{3}=-1$

the slope of the function is -1 and the y-intercept is 4.

the slope intercept form is

$y=mx+b$

where, m is slope and b is y-intercept.

$y=-1x+4$

$y=-x+4$

therefore the required function is $y=-x+4$ . the graph of this function is shown below.

answered: Guest

there is no grid

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