Mathematical Statistics with Applications
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Author: Dennis O. Wackerly
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8.6, Problem 60E
What is the normal body temperature for healthy humans? A random sample of 130 healthy human body temperatures provided by Allen Shoemaker7 yielded 98.25 degrees and standard deviation 0.73 degrees.
a Give a 99% confidence interval for the average body temperature of healthy people.
b Does the confidence interval obtained in part (a) contain the value 98.6 degrees, the accepted average temperature cited by physicians and others? What conclusions can you draw?
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