Suppose that the waiting times for patients at a local hospital are normally distributed with known population standard deviation of 30 minutes. A random sample of 75 patients in the local hospital had a mean time of 90 minutes. Assume a 95% confidence interval for the population mean u. The formula used to calculate the standard error is O a. on O b. o/n O c. o//n O d. o/n2

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Suppose that the waiting times for patients at a local hospital are normally distributed with known population
standard deviation of 30 minutes. Arandom sample of 75 patients in the local hospital had a mean time of 90 minutes.
Assume a 95% confidence interval for the population mean u. The formula used to calculate the standard error is
O a. o?/n
O b. o/n
O c. o/n
O d. o/n2
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that the waiting times for patients at a local hospital are normally distributed with known population standard deviation of 30 minutes. Arandom sample of 75 patients in the local hospital had a mean time of 90 minutes. Assume a 95% confidence interval for the population mean u. The formula used to calculate the standard error is O a. o?/n O b. o/n O c. o/n O d. o/n2
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