(b) Find a 90% confidence interval for the population average ? of the percentage of hospitals providing at least some charity care. (Round your answers to one decimal place.) lower limit     % upper limit     % Explanation and how to calculate on a ti84 plus CE

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What percentage of hospitals provide at least some charity care? Based on a random sample of hospital reports from eastern states, the following information is obtained (units in percentage of hospitals providing at least some charity care):

57.1 55.8 52.6 65.5 59.0 64.7 70.1 64.7 53.5 78.2

Assume that the population of x values has an approximately normal distribution.

(a) Use a calculator with mean and sample standard deviation keys to find the sample mean percentage x and the sample standard deviation s. (Round your answers to one decimal place.)
x = %
s = %

(b) Find a 90% confidence interval for the population average ? of the percentage of hospitals providing at least some charity care. (Round your answers to one decimal place.)
lower limit     %
upper limit     %

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