A random sample of 24 items is drawn from a population whose standard deviation is unknown.
Question
A random sample of 24 items is drawn from a population whose standard deviation is unknown. The sample mean
is x⎯⎯ = 880 and the sample standard deviation is s = 5. Use Appendix D to find the values of Student’s t.
(a) Construct an interval estimate of μ with 99% confidence. (Round your answers to 3 decimal places.)
The 99% confidence interval is from ______ to_______
(b) Construct an interval estimate of μ with 99% confidence, assuming that s = 10. (Round your answers to 3 decimal places.)
The 99% confidence interval is from ______to______
(c) Construct an interval estimate of μ with 99% confidence, assuming that s = 20. (Round your answers to 3 decimal places.)
The 99% confidence interval is from _____to_____