A magazine includes a report on the energy costs per year for 32-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions. The article states that 14 randomly selected 32-inch LCD televisions have a sample standard deviation of $3.55. Assume the sample is taken from a normally distributed population. Construct 80% confidence intervals for (a) the population variance o and (b) the population standard deviation o. Interpret the results.

A magazine includes a report on the energy costs per year for 32-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions. The article states that 14 randomly selected 32-inch LCD televisions have a sample standard deviation of $3.55. Assume the sample is taken from a normally distributed population. Construct 80% confidence intervals for (a) the population variance o and (b) the population standard deviation o. Interpret the results.

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

Publisher:Amos Gilat

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