One method for measuring air pollution is to measure the concentration of carbon monoxide, or CO, in the air. Suppose Nina, an environmental scientist, wishes to estimate the CO concentration in Brussels, Belgium. She randomly selects 45 locations throughout the city measures the CO concentration at each location. Based on her 45 samples, she computes the margin of error for a 95% t-confidence interval for the mean concentration of CO in Brussels, in ug/m³, to be 3.17. What would happen to the margin of error if Nina decreases the confidence level to 90%? Nina increases the confidence level to 99%? Nina decreases the sample size to 33 locations? Nina increases the sample size to 65 locations?

One method for measuring air pollution is to measure the concentration of carbon monoxide, or CO, in the air. Suppose Nina, an environmental scientist, wishes to estimate the CO concentration in Brussels, Belgium. She randomly selects 45 locations throughout the city measures the CO concentration at each location. Based on her 45 samples, she computes the margin of error for a 95% t-confidence interval for the mean concentration of CO in Brussels, in ug/m³, to be 3.17. What would happen to the margin of error if Nina decreases the confidence level to 90%? Nina increases the confidence level to 99%? Nina decreases the sample size to 33 locations? Nina increases the sample size to 65 locations?

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

6th Edition

ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

Publisher:Amos Gilat

Chapter1: Starting With Matlab

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