The weights in pounds (x ) of newborn babies are listed below: 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.4 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.8 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.3 8.7 Find an interval centred at the mean that contains at least 64% of the data. Note: For this sample, x = 208.3 and x2= 1468.49 X 3=

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The weights in pounds (x ) of newborn babies are listed below:
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Find an interval centred at the mean that contains at least 64% of the data.
Note: For this sample. Ex = 208.3 and Ex= 1468.49
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Transcribed Image Text:stics fall20 estion 4 The weights in pounds (x ) of newborn babies are listed below: ot yet swered arked out of 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 Flag question 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.4 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.8 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.3 8.7 Find an interval centred at the mean that contains at least 64% of the data. Note: For this sample. Ex = 208.3 and Ex= 1468.49 Answer
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1) The data which is given is weights in pounds and is a raw data without frequency attached with it.

2) The confidence interval has to be found in order to get an idea of the range of true mean values.

3) Given above is a sample of 30 observations. With the confidence interval, it can be inferred that when multiple populations each of size 30 is taken, the true population mean would lie between the confidence interval which will be computed for the data given.

4) The formula for confidence interval is 

μ±z1-α/2σ

where,

μ= Mean

σ= Standard Deviation

Z1-α/2= z - statistic table value

Since at least 64% of the data is given the equation is 64, the alpha value used is α/2. 

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