A city planner wants to estimate the average monthly residential water usage in the city. He selected a random sample of 38 households from the city, which gave the mean water usage to be 3411.90 gallons over a one-month period. Based on earlier data, the population standard deviation of the monthly residential water usage in this city is 387.80 gallons. Make a 95% confidence interval for the average monthly residential water usage for all households in this city.

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A city planner wants to estimate the average monthly residential water usage in the city. He selected a random sample of 38
households from the city, which gave the mean water usage to be 3411.90 gallons over a one-month period. Based on earlier data,
the population standard deviation of the monthly residential water usage in this city is 387.80 gallons. Make a 95% confidence
interval for the average monthly residential water usage for all households in this city.
Transcribed Image Text:A city planner wants to estimate the average monthly residential water usage in the city. He selected a random sample of 38 households from the city, which gave the mean water usage to be 3411.90 gallons over a one-month period. Based on earlier data, the population standard deviation of the monthly residential water usage in this city is 387.80 gallons. Make a 95% confidence interval for the average monthly residential water usage for all households in this city.
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