A simple random sample of size n is drawn. The sample mean, x, is found to be 19.3, and the sample standard deviation, s, is found to be 4.1. Click the icon to view the table of areas under the t-distribution. (c) Construct a 99% confidence interval about p if the sample size, n, is 35. ; Upper bound: (Use ascending order. Round to two decimal places as needed.) Lower bound: Compare the results to those obtained in part (a). How does increasing the level of confidence affect the size of the margin of error, E? O A. The margin of error decreases. B. The margin of error does not change. OC. The margin of error increases. (d) If the sample size is 12, what conditions must be satisfied to compute the confidence interval? O A. The sample data must come from a population that is normally distributed with no outliers. O B. The sample size must be large and the sample should not have any outliers. O c. The sample must come from a population that is normally distributed and the sample size must be large.

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A simple random sample of size n is drawn. The sample mean, x, is found to be 19.3, and the sample standard deviation, s, is found to be 4.1.
Click the icon to view the table of areas under the t-distribution.
(c) Construct a 99% confidence interval about u if the sample size, n, is 35.
Lower bound: ; Upper bound:
(Use ascending order. Round to two decimal places as needed.)
Compare the results to those obtained in part (a). How does increasing the level of confidence affect the size of the margin of error, E?
A. The margin of error decreases.
B. The margin of error does not change.
C. The margin of error increases.
(d) If the sample size is 12, what conditions must be satisfied to compute the confidence interval?
A. The sample data must come from a population that is normally distributed with no outliers.
B. The sample size must be large and the sample should not have any outliers.
C. The sample must come from a population that is normally distributed and the sample size must be large.
Transcribed Image Text:A simple random sample of size n is drawn. The sample mean, x, is found to be 19.3, and the sample standard deviation, s, is found to be 4.1. Click the icon to view the table of areas under the t-distribution. (c) Construct a 99% confidence interval about u if the sample size, n, is 35. Lower bound: ; Upper bound: (Use ascending order. Round to two decimal places as needed.) Compare the results to those obtained in part (a). How does increasing the level of confidence affect the size of the margin of error, E? A. The margin of error decreases. B. The margin of error does not change. C. The margin of error increases. (d) If the sample size is 12, what conditions must be satisfied to compute the confidence interval? A. The sample data must come from a population that is normally distributed with no outliers. B. The sample size must be large and the sample should not have any outliers. C. The sample must come from a population that is normally distributed and the sample size must be large.
Area in
right tail
Table VI
t-Distribution
Area in Right Tail
df
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.025
0.02
0.01
0.005
0.0025
0.001
0.0005
1.963
1.386
1.376
1.061
0.978
12.706
4.303
3.182
2.776
2.571
127.321
14.089
7.453
5.598
4.773
1
3.078
6.314
2.920
15.894
4.849
31.821
6.965
4.541
3.747
3.365
63.657
318.309
22.327
1.000
0.816
3
636.619
31.599
12.924
8.610
9.925
5.841
2
1.250
1.190
1.156
1.886
1.638
1.533
1.476
2.353
2.132
2.015
3.482
2.999
2.757
10.215
7.173
5.893
0.765
4
0.741
0.727
0.941
0.920
4.604
4.032
6.869
0.906
0.896
0.889
0.883
0.879
1.134
1.119
1.108
1.100
1.093
1.440
1.415
1.397
1.383
1.372
1.943
1.895
1.860
1.833
1.812
2.447
2.365
2.306
2.262
2.228
3.143
2.998
2.896
2.821
2.764
3.707
3.499
3.355
3.250
3.169
5.208
4.785
4.501
4.297
4.144
6.
0.718
0.711
8
2.612
2.517
2.449
2.398
2.359
4.317
4.029
3.833
3.690
3.581
5.959
7
5.408
5.041
4.781
4.587
0.706
0.703
10
0.700
1.796
1.782
3.497
3.428
3.372
3.326
3.286
2.201
2.179
4.025
3.930
3.852
3.787
11
12
0.697
1.088
1.363
1.356
0.876
2.328
2.718
3.106
4.437
1.083
1.079
1.076
1.074
3.055
3.012
2.303
2.282
2.264
2.249
2.681
2.650
0.695
0.694
0.692
0.691
0.873
4.318
0.870
0.868
1.350
1.345
1.341
1.771
1.761
1.753
2.160
2.145
2.131
13
4.221
4.140
4.073
14
2.624
2.977
15
0.866
2.602
2.947
3.733
2.235
2.224
2.214
3.686
3.646
3.610
3.579
3.552
16
0.865
0.690
0.689
1.071
1.337
1.746
1.740
1.734
2.120
2.110
2.101
2.583
2.567
2.552
2.539
2.528
2.921
2.898
2.878
3.252
4.015
1.333
1.330
3.222
3.197
3.174
3.153
3.965
3.922
3.883
0.863
0.862
17
1.069
18
0.688
1.067
0.688
0.687
0.861
0.860
1.066
1.064
1.328
1.325
2.093
2.086
19
1.729
2.205
2.197
2.861
20
1.725
2.845
3.850
3.135
3.119
3.104
3.091
3.078
3.819
3.792
3.768
3.745
3.725
0.686
0.686
0.859
0.858
0.858
0.857
0.856
1.323
1.321
1.721
1.717
3.527
3.505
3.485
3.467
3.450
21
1.063
1.061
1.060
1.059
1.058
2.080
2.074
2.189
2.518
2.831
2.508
2.500
2.492
2.485
2.183
2.819
2.807
2.797
22
23
0.685
0.685
0.684
1.319
1.318
1.714
1.711
2.069
2.177
2.064
2.060
24
2.172
25
1.316
1.708
2.167
2.787
1.058
1.057
1.056
1.315
1.314
1.313
2.779
2.771
2.763
2.756
26
0.856
0.855
0.855
0.854
0.854
1.706
2.056
2.052
2.048
2.045
2.042
2.162
2.158
2.154
2.479
3.067
3.057
3.047
3.038
3.435
3.421
0.684
3.707
0.684
0.683
0.683
0.683
1.703
1.701
1.699
1.310 1.697
3.690
3.674
27
28
29
30
2.473
2.467
2.462
2.457
3.408
3.396
3.385
1.055
1.055
2.150
2.147
3.659
3.646
1.311
2.750
3.030
1.309
1.309
1.308
1.307
1.306
1.696
1.694
1.692
1.691
1.690
2.040
2.037
2.035
2.032
2.453
2.449
2.445
2.441
3.375
3.365
3.356
3.348
3.340
31
32
0.682
0.682
0.682
0.682
0.682
0.853
0.853
0.853
0.852
0.852
1.054
2.144
2.744
3.022
1.054
1.053
1.052
1.052
2.141
2.138
2.136
2.133
3.633
3.622
3.611
3.601
3.591
2.738
2.733
3.015
3.008
3.002
2.996
33
34
2.728
35
2.030
2.438
2.724
0.681
0.681
0.852
0.851
0.851
1.306
1.305
1.688
1.687
2.028
2.026
2.024
2.131
2.129
2.127
2.990
2.985
2.980
2.434
36
37
38
2.719
2.715
2.712
3.333
3.326
3.319
3.582
3.574
3.566
1.052
1.051
1.051
2.431
2.429
0.681
1.304
1.686
Transcribed Image Text:Area in right tail Table VI t-Distribution Area in Right Tail df 0.25 0.20 0.15 0.10 0.05 0.025 0.02 0.01 0.005 0.0025 0.001 0.0005 1.963 1.386 1.376 1.061 0.978 12.706 4.303 3.182 2.776 2.571 127.321 14.089 7.453 5.598 4.773 1 3.078 6.314 2.920 15.894 4.849 31.821 6.965 4.541 3.747 3.365 63.657 318.309 22.327 1.000 0.816 3 636.619 31.599 12.924 8.610 9.925 5.841 2 1.250 1.190 1.156 1.886 1.638 1.533 1.476 2.353 2.132 2.015 3.482 2.999 2.757 10.215 7.173 5.893 0.765 4 0.741 0.727 0.941 0.920 4.604 4.032 6.869 0.906 0.896 0.889 0.883 0.879 1.134 1.119 1.108 1.100 1.093 1.440 1.415 1.397 1.383 1.372 1.943 1.895 1.860 1.833 1.812 2.447 2.365 2.306 2.262 2.228 3.143 2.998 2.896 2.821 2.764 3.707 3.499 3.355 3.250 3.169 5.208 4.785 4.501 4.297 4.144 6. 0.718 0.711 8 2.612 2.517 2.449 2.398 2.359 4.317 4.029 3.833 3.690 3.581 5.959 7 5.408 5.041 4.781 4.587 0.706 0.703 10 0.700 1.796 1.782 3.497 3.428 3.372 3.326 3.286 2.201 2.179 4.025 3.930 3.852 3.787 11 12 0.697 1.088 1.363 1.356 0.876 2.328 2.718 3.106 4.437 1.083 1.079 1.076 1.074 3.055 3.012 2.303 2.282 2.264 2.249 2.681 2.650 0.695 0.694 0.692 0.691 0.873 4.318 0.870 0.868 1.350 1.345 1.341 1.771 1.761 1.753 2.160 2.145 2.131 13 4.221 4.140 4.073 14 2.624 2.977 15 0.866 2.602 2.947 3.733 2.235 2.224 2.214 3.686 3.646 3.610 3.579 3.552 16 0.865 0.690 0.689 1.071 1.337 1.746 1.740 1.734 2.120 2.110 2.101 2.583 2.567 2.552 2.539 2.528 2.921 2.898 2.878 3.252 4.015 1.333 1.330 3.222 3.197 3.174 3.153 3.965 3.922 3.883 0.863 0.862 17 1.069 18 0.688 1.067 0.688 0.687 0.861 0.860 1.066 1.064 1.328 1.325 2.093 2.086 19 1.729 2.205 2.197 2.861 20 1.725 2.845 3.850 3.135 3.119 3.104 3.091 3.078 3.819 3.792 3.768 3.745 3.725 0.686 0.686 0.859 0.858 0.858 0.857 0.856 1.323 1.321 1.721 1.717 3.527 3.505 3.485 3.467 3.450 21 1.063 1.061 1.060 1.059 1.058 2.080 2.074 2.189 2.518 2.831 2.508 2.500 2.492 2.485 2.183 2.819 2.807 2.797 22 23 0.685 0.685 0.684 1.319 1.318 1.714 1.711 2.069 2.177 2.064 2.060 24 2.172 25 1.316 1.708 2.167 2.787 1.058 1.057 1.056 1.315 1.314 1.313 2.779 2.771 2.763 2.756 26 0.856 0.855 0.855 0.854 0.854 1.706 2.056 2.052 2.048 2.045 2.042 2.162 2.158 2.154 2.479 3.067 3.057 3.047 3.038 3.435 3.421 0.684 3.707 0.684 0.683 0.683 0.683 1.703 1.701 1.699 1.310 1.697 3.690 3.674 27 28 29 30 2.473 2.467 2.462 2.457 3.408 3.396 3.385 1.055 1.055 2.150 2.147 3.659 3.646 1.311 2.750 3.030 1.309 1.309 1.308 1.307 1.306 1.696 1.694 1.692 1.691 1.690 2.040 2.037 2.035 2.032 2.453 2.449 2.445 2.441 3.375 3.365 3.356 3.348 3.340 31 32 0.682 0.682 0.682 0.682 0.682 0.853 0.853 0.853 0.852 0.852 1.054 2.144 2.744 3.022 1.054 1.053 1.052 1.052 2.141 2.138 2.136 2.133 3.633 3.622 3.611 3.601 3.591 2.738 2.733 3.015 3.008 3.002 2.996 33 34 2.728 35 2.030 2.438 2.724 0.681 0.681 0.852 0.851 0.851 1.306 1.305 1.688 1.687 2.028 2.026 2.024 2.131 2.129 2.127 2.990 2.985 2.980 2.434 36 37 38 2.719 2.715 2.712 3.333 3.326 3.319 3.582 3.574 3.566 1.052 1.051 1.051 2.431 2.429 0.681 1.304 1.686
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