In a random sample of 36 criminals convicted of a certain crime, it was determined that the mean length of sentencing was 53 months, with a standard deviation of 12 months. Construct and interpret a 95% confidence interval for the mean length of sentencing for this crime Click here to view the standard normal distribution table (page 1). Click here to view the standard normal distribution table (page 2). Click here to view the table of critical t-values. Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer boxes to complete your choice. (Use ascending order. Round to one decimal place as needed.) O A. We can be 95% confident that the mean length of sentencing for the crime is between and months. OB. There is a 95% probability that the mean length of sentencing for the crime between and months.

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In a random sample of 36 criminals convicted of a certain crime, it was determined that the mean length of sentencing was 53 months, with a standard deviation of 12 months. Construct and interpret a 95% confidence interval for the mean length of sentencing for this crime.
Click here to view the standard normal distribution table (page 1).
Click here to view the standard normal distribution table (page 2).
Click here to view the table of critical t-values.
Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer boxes to complete your choice.
(Use ascending order. Round to one decimal place as needed.)
O A. We can be 95% confident that the mean length of sentencing for the crime is between
OB. There is a 95% probability that the mean length of sentencing for the crime is between
OC. 95% of the sentences for the crime are between
months.
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months.
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Transcribed Image Text:In a random sample of 36 criminals convicted of a certain crime, it was determined that the mean length of sentencing was 53 months, with a standard deviation of 12 months. Construct and interpret a 95% confidence interval for the mean length of sentencing for this crime. Click here to view the standard normal distribution table (page 1). Click here to view the standard normal distribution table (page 2). Click here to view the table of critical t-values. Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer boxes to complete your choice. (Use ascending order. Round to one decimal place as needed.) O A. We can be 95% confident that the mean length of sentencing for the crime is between OB. There is a 95% probability that the mean length of sentencing for the crime is between OC. 95% of the sentences for the crime are between months. and and and == months. months.
Standard Normal Distribution Table (page 1)
Area
z
-3.4
-3.3
-3.2
-3.1
-3.0
-29
-2.8
-2.7
-2.6
-2.5
-2.4
-2.3
-2.2
-2.1
-2.0
-1.9
-1.8
-1.7
-1.6
-1.5
-1.4
-1.3
-1.2
-1.1
-1.0
-0.9
-0.8
-0.7
-0.6
-0.5
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
-0.0
z
0.00
0.01
0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003
0.0005 0.0005 0.0005 0.0004
0.0007 0.0007 0.0006 0.0006
0.0009 0.0009 0.0009
0.0013 0.0013
0.0012
0.0010
0.0013
www.w
VIOLE
0.0019
0.0026
0.0035
0.0047
0.0062
www.ce
0.0082
0.0107
0.0139
0.0179
0.0228
0.0287
0.0359
0.0446
0.0548
0.0668
wwwwww
0.0808
0.0968
0.1151
0.1357
0.1587
0.1841
0.2119
0.2420
0.2743
0.3085
0.3446
0.3821
0.4207
0.4602
0.5000
0.00
0.0018
0.0025
0.0034
0.0045
0.0060
0.0080
0.0104
0.0136
0.0174
0.0222
0.0281
0.0351
0.0436
0.0537
0.0655
0.0793
0.0951
0.1131
0.1335
0.1562
0.1814
0.2090
0.2389
0.2709
0.3050
0.3409
0.3783
0.4168
0.4562
0.4960
0.01
0.02
0.0018
0.0024
0.0033
0.0044
0.0059
voce
0.0078
0.0274
0.0344
0.0427
0.0526
0.0643
Standard Normal Distribution
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.1314
0.1539
0.0043
0.0041
0.0057 0.0055
wwwer
0.0075
S
0.0073
0.0102
0.0099
0.0096
0.0132
0.0129 0.0125
0.0170 0.0166 0.0162
0.0217
0.0212
0.0207
0.1788
0.2061
0.2358
0.0017
0.0023
0.0032
0.2676
0.3015
vide
0.3372
0.3745
0.4129
0.4522
0.4920
0.02
0.0778
0.0764
0.0934 0.0918
0.1112
0.1093
0.1292
0.1515
VIDEO
0.0268
0.0336
0.0418
0.0516
0.0630
0.1762
0.2033
0.2327
0.2643
0.2981
M
0.3336
0.3707
0.4090
0.4483
0.4880
0.0003 0.0003
0.0004 0.0004
0.0006
0.0006
0.03
0.0008 0.0008
0.0012
0.0011
0.0016
0.0023
0.0031
0.0262
0.0329
0.0409
0.0505
0.0618
0.1271
0.1492
0.1736
0.2005
0.2296
0.0749
0.0735
0.0001 0.0885
0.1075
0.1056
0.1251
0.1469
0.2611
0.2946
0.3300
0.3669
0.4052
0.4443
0.4840
0.04
1
0.0016
0.0022
0.0030
0.0015
0.0021
0.0029
0.0040 0.0039
0.0052
0.0054
w
0.0071
S
0.0069
0.0094
0.0091
0.0122
0.0119
0.0158 0.0154
0.0202
0.0197
0.0256
0.0322
0.0401
0.0495
0.0606
0.1711
0.1977
0.2266
0.06
0.0003
0.0004
0.0006
0.0008
0.0011
0.4404
0.4801
0.05
0.0250
0.0314
0.0392
0.0485
0.0594
0.0721
0.0869
0.1038
0.1230
0.1446
B
0.1685
0.1949
0.2236
0.3264 0.3228
0.3632
0.3594
0.4013
0.3974
0.4364
0.4761
0.06
0.07
0.0003
0.0004
0.0005
0.0008
0.0011
0.0015
0.0021
0.0028
0.0038
0.0051
w
0.0068
0.0089
0.0116
0.0150
0.0192
0.0475
0.0582
0.0708
0.0853
0.1020
0.2578
0.2546
0.2514
0.2912 0.2877 0.2843
0.1210
0.1423
0.0244
0.0239
0.0307 0.0301
0.0384
0.0375
0.0465
0.0571
0.1660
0.1922
0.2206
0.3192
0.3557
0.3936
0.08
0.0003
0.0004
0.0005
0.4325
0.4721
0.07
0.0007
0.0010
0.0014
0.0020
0.0027
0.0037
0.0049
Pove
0.0066
0.0087
0.0113
0.0146
0.0188
0.0694
0.0838
0.1003
0.1190
0.1401
0.1635
0.1894
0.2177
0.2483
0.2810
0.3156
0.3520
0.3897
0.4286
0.4681
0.08
0.09
0.0002
0.0003
0.0005
0.0007
0.0010
0.0014
0.0019
0.0026
0.0036
0.0048
m
0.0064
0.0084
0.0110
0.0143
0.0183
0.0233
0.0294
0.0367
0.0455
0.0559
0.0681
0.0823
0.0985
0.1170
0.1379
0.1611
0.1867
0,2148
0.2451
0.2776
0.3121
0.3483
0.3859
0.4247
0.4641
0.09
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z
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0,7
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.9
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.4
Z
Area
0.00
0.5000
0.5398
0.5793
0.6179
0.6554
www.w
0.6915
0.7257
0.7580
0.7881
0.8159
0.01
0.5040
0.5438
0.5832
0.6217
0.6591
www
0.6950
0.7291
0.7611
0.7910
0.8186
0.8438
0.8413
0.8643
0.8849
0.9032
0.9192
0.8665 0.8686 0.8708
0.8869
0.8888
0.9049 0.9066
0.9207 0.9222
0.8907
0.9082
0.9236
0.9332 0.9345 0.9357 0.9370
0.9452
0.9463
0.9474
0.9554 0.9564 0.9573
0.9641 0.9649 0.9656
0.9713 0.9719 0.9726
0.9772
0.9821 0.9826 0.9830
0.9861
0.9864 0.9868
0.9896 0.9898
0.9920
0.9922
0.9940 0.9941
0.9955
0.9966 0.9967
0.9975 0.9976
0.9982 0.9982
0.9956
03302
0.9893
0.9918
Standard Normal Distribution
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.02
0.5080 0.5120
0.5478
0.5871
0.6255
0.6628
0.5517
0.5910
0.6293
0.6664
Power
0.5160
0.5557
0.5948
0.6331
0.6700
viduee
vieree
0.6985 0.7019
0.7054
0.7324 0.7357 0.7389
0.7642 0.7673 0.7704
0.7939 0.7967 0.7995
0.8212 0.8238 0.8264
0.8461 0.8485 0.8508
0.8729
0.8925
0.9099
0.9251
0.9938
0.9953
0.9965
0.9974
0.9981
www.
0.9987 0.9987 0.9987
0.9990 0.9991 0.9991
0.9993
0.9993
0.9994
0.9995
0.9997
0.9995
0.9997
0.02
0.00
0.9995
0.9997
0.01
0.9778 0.9783 0.9788 0.9793
0.9834
0.9871
0.9901
0.9925
0.7123 0.7157 0.7190
0.7517
0.7823
0.8106
0.8365
0.8599
0.8810
0.8997
0.9147
0.9162
0.9306
0.9382 0.9394 0.9406
0.9292
0.9418 0.9429
0.9484 0.9495 0.9505 0.9515
0.9525 0.9535
0.9582 0.9591 0.9599 0.9608 0.9616
0.9664 0.9671 0.9678 0.9686 0.9693
0.9738 0.9744
0.9732
0.9756
0.9750
0.9625
0.9798 0.9803 0.9808
0.9846
0.9850
0.9881 0.9884
0.9911
0.9932
0.9943
0.9957
0.9968 0.9969
0.9977 0.9977
0.9983 0.9984
0.9988
0.9991
0.9994
0.9996
0.9997
0.03
0.06
0.5199 0.5239
0.5636
0.6026
0.6406
0.6772
Sporte
0.5596
0.5987
0.6368
0.6736
www.00
0.9838 0.9842
0.9875 0.9878
0.9904 0.9906
0.9929
vezes
0.9927
M
0.9945
0.9959 0.9960
0.9970
0.9978
0.9984
VS30T
0.9989
0.9992
0.9994
0.9996
0.9997 0.9997
0.9996
0.04
0.05
0.9988
0.9992
0.9994
0.7088
0.7422 0.7454 0.7486
0.7734 0.7764 0.7794
0.8023
0.8051
0.8289
0.8315
0.8531 0.8554
0.8749 0.8770
0.8944 0.8962
0.9115 0.9131
0.9279
0.9265
0.9909
0.9931
0.9946 0.9948
0.9961
0.9971
0.9979
0.9985
0.07
0.5279
0.5675
0.6064
0.6443
0.6808
wwwwww
0.9989
0.9992
0.9994
0.9996
0.9997
0.06
0.08
0.5319
0.5714
0.6103
0.6480
0.6844
www
0.8078
0.8340
norte
0.8577
0.8790
0.8980
0.9699
0.9761
0.9812
0.9854
0.9887
0.9913
0.9934
0.9949 0.9951
0.9962
0.9972
0.9963
0.9973
0.9979
0.9985
0.9989
0.9992
0.9995
0.9996
0.9997
0.07
0.9980
0.9986
0.9990
0.9993
0.9995
0.9996
0.9997
0.08
0.09
0.5359
0.5753
0.6141
0.6517
0.6879
aware
0.7224
0.7549
0.7852
0.8133
0.8389
0.8621
0.8830
0.9015
0.9177
0.9319
0.9441
0.9545
0.9633
0.9706
0.9767
0.9817
0.9857
0.9890
0.9916
0.9936
www
0.9952
0.9964
0.9974
0.9981
0.9986
caree
0.9990
0.9993
0.9995
0.9997
0.9998
0.09
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0.1230 0.1446 B 0.1685 0.1949 0.2236 0.3264 0.3228 0.3632 0.3594 0.4013 0.3974 0.4364 0.4761 0.06 0.07 0.0003 0.0004 0.0005 0.0008 0.0011 0.0015 0.0021 0.0028 0.0038 0.0051 w 0.0068 0.0089 0.0116 0.0150 0.0192 0.0475 0.0582 0.0708 0.0853 0.1020 0.2578 0.2546 0.2514 0.2912 0.2877 0.2843 0.1210 0.1423 0.0244 0.0239 0.0307 0.0301 0.0384 0.0375 0.0465 0.0571 0.1660 0.1922 0.2206 0.3192 0.3557 0.3936 0.08 0.0003 0.0004 0.0005 0.4325 0.4721 0.07 0.0007 0.0010 0.0014 0.0020 0.0027 0.0037 0.0049 Pove 0.0066 0.0087 0.0113 0.0146 0.0188 0.0694 0.0838 0.1003 0.1190 0.1401 0.1635 0.1894 0.2177 0.2483 0.2810 0.3156 0.3520 0.3897 0.4286 0.4681 0.08 0.09 0.0002 0.0003 0.0005 0.0007 0.0010 0.0014 0.0019 0.0026 0.0036 0.0048 m 0.0064 0.0084 0.0110 0.0143 0.0183 0.0233 0.0294 0.0367 0.0455 0.0559 0.0681 0.0823 0.0985 0.1170 0.1379 0.1611 0.1867 0,2148 0.2451 0.2776 0.3121 0.3483 0.3859 0.4247 0.4641 0.09 standard normal distribution tablStandard Normal Distribution Table (page 2) z 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 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