Answer:
And the best option for this case would be:
a. (17.5, 21.7)
Step-by-step explanation:
Information given
represent the sample mean
population mean
represent the population deviation
n=42 represent the sample size
Confidence interval
The confidence interval for the mean is given by the following formula:
(1)
The degrees of freedom, given by:
Since the Confidence is 0.98 or 98%, the significance would be
and
, and the critical value would be
Replacing we got:
And the best option for this case would be:
a. (17.5, 21.7)
The absolute value of -32 is greater than the absolute value of -23
<span>-4080 is the correct answer
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Its the ones place value I hope that helped