You run a bank and want to estimate the bank’s average number of customers per day (the population is all the days you are open for business in a year).  You take a random sample and record the numbers of customers on those days.  The sample data is shown below.          136 137 89 140 130 100 150 207       88 122 114 152 154 136 131 87       148 114 149 127 121 60 225 121       112 190 110 159 126 141 135 141       147 167 142 132 160 158 177 118       165 159 180 194 168 92 230 220                           The 95% confidence interval for the bank’s average number of customers per day is ______, _______   a 125 161                 b 129 157                 c 132 153                 d 135 151                                       17 As the manager of the bank in the previous question, you want the 95% interval estimate to capture the population mean customers per day within ±5 customers.  Using a planning value of σ̂ = 30, how many days should you include in the sample?     a 151                   b 139                   c 127                   d 117

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16 You run a bank and want to estimate the bank’s average number of customers per day (the population is all the days you are open for business in a year).  You take a random sample and record the numbers of customers on those days.  The sample data is shown below. 
 
 
    136 137 89 140 130 100 150 207  
    88 122 114 152 154 136 131 87  
    148 114 149 127 121 60 225 121  
    112 190 110 159 126 141 135 141  
    147 167 142 132 160 158 177 118  
    165 159 180 194 168 92 230 220  
                     
  The 95% confidence interval for the bank’s average number of customers per day is ______, _______  
a 125 161                
b 129 157                
c 132 153                
d 135 151                
                     
17 As the manager of the bank in the previous question, you want the 95% interval estimate to capture the population mean customers per day within ±5 customers.  Using a planning value of σ̂ = 30, how many days should you include in the sample?
 
 
a 151                  
b 139                  
c 127                  
d 117                  
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