The following data give the amount of time (in minutes) in one day spent on Facebook by each of 10 college students. 78 101 95 87 94 65 81 87 68 89 Assume that the underlying distribution of the times is normal. (1) Compute the mean amount of time (in minutes) for this data set. Round your answer to one decimal place.

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The following data give the amount of time (in minutes) in one day spent
on Facebook by each of 10 college students.
78 101 95 87
94 65 81
87 68 89
Assume that the underlying distribution of the times is normal.
(1) Compute the mean amount of time
(in
minutes) for this data set. Round your answer to one decimal place.
(2) Compute the standard deviation of the amount of time
(in minutes) for this data set. Round your
answer to two decimal places.
(3) Find the upper confidence limit
of the
98% confidence interval for the mean amount of time (in minutes) in one
day spent on Facebook by college students. Round your answer to the
nearest minute (Whole number).
Transcribed Image Text:The following data give the amount of time (in minutes) in one day spent on Facebook by each of 10 college students. 78 101 95 87 94 65 81 87 68 89 Assume that the underlying distribution of the times is normal. (1) Compute the mean amount of time (in minutes) for this data set. Round your answer to one decimal place. (2) Compute the standard deviation of the amount of time (in minutes) for this data set. Round your answer to two decimal places. (3) Find the upper confidence limit of the 98% confidence interval for the mean amount of time (in minutes) in one day spent on Facebook by college students. Round your answer to the nearest minute (Whole number).
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