The mean percent increase in this sample is:   a. 13.5%.   b. 14.2%.   c. 12.2%.   d. 11.8%.   If the confidence level is deccreased from 90% to 88% for an SRS of size n, the width of the confidence interval for the mean  will:   a. decrease.   b. stay the same.   c. increase.   d. The answer cannot be determined from the information given

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1. The following is a sample of the percent increase in five growth funds over a one-year period.

8.9%

10.8%

13.7%

24.4%

9.8%

The mean percent increase in this sample is:

  a.
13.5%.
  b.
14.2%.
  c.
12.2%.
  d.
11.8%.

 

  1. If the confidence level is deccreased from 90% to 88% for an SRS of size n, the width of the confidence interval for the mean  will:
      a.
    decrease.
      b.
    stay the same.
      c.
    increase.
      d.
    The answer cannot be determined from the information given.
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