A consumer watchdog group estimates the mean weight of 1-ounce fun size candy bars to see if customers are getting full value for their money. A random sample of 40 bars is selected and weighed, and the group reports that a 95% confidence interval for the true mean weight of the candy bars is 0.994 to 0.998 ounces. What is the margin of error?

A consumer watchdog group estimates the mean weight of 1-ounce fun size candy bars to see if customers are getting full value for their money. A random sample of 40 bars is selected and weighed, and the group reports that a 95% confidence interval for the true mean weight of the candy bars is 0.994 to 0.998 ounces. What is the margin of error?

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

6th Edition

ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

Publisher:Amos Gilat

Chapter1: Starting With Matlab

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