Complete Question
A 95% confidence interval of 19.3 months to 47.5 months has been found for the mean duration of? imprisonment, ??,of political prisoners of a certain country with chronic PTSD.
a. Determine the margin of error, E.
b. Explain the meaning of E in this context in terms of the accuracy of the estimate.
c. Find the sample size required to have a margin of error of 13 months and a 99% confidence level.? (Use 38 months. for standard deviation )
d. Find a 99% confidence interval for the mean duration of? imprisonment, ??, if a sample of the size determined in part? (c) has a mean of 36.5 months.
Answer:
a

b
In this context E tell us that the true mean will lie within E = 14.1 of the sample mean
c

d
Step-by-step explanation:
Considering question a
From the question we are told that
The upper limit is U = 47.5 months
The lower limit is L = 19.3 months
Generally the margin of error is mathematically represented as

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Considering question b
In this context E tell us that the true mean will lie within E = 14.1 of the sample mean
Considering question c
Generally the sample size is mathematically represented as
![n = [ \frac{ Z_{\frac{\alpha }{2} * \sigma }}{ E} ]^2](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=n%20%20%3D%20%5B%20%5Cfrac%7B%20Z_%7B%5Cfrac%7B%5Calpha%20%7D%7B2%7D%20%20%2A%20%20%5Csigma%20%7D%7D%7B%20E%7D%20%5D%5E2)
Here E is given as E = 13
Given that the confidence level is 99% then the level of significance is

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From the normal distribution table the critical value of
is

So
![n = [ \frac{2.58 * 38}{13}]^2](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%20n%20%3D%20%5B%20%5Cfrac%7B2.58%20%2A%20%2038%7D%7B13%7D%5D%5E2)
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Considering question d
From the question
The sample mean is 
Generally the margin of error is mathematically represented as

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Generally the 99% confidence interval for mean distribution is mathematically represented as

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