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Formula to find the confidence interval for population mean :-
, where = sample mean.
t*= critical z-value
n= sample size.
s= sample standard deviation.
By considering the given question , we have
n= 50
Degree of freedom : df = 49 [ df=n-1]
Significance level :
Using students's t-distribution table, the critical t-value for 95% confidence =
Then, 95% confidence interval for the population mean will be :
Hence, a 95% confidence interval for the population mean = (24.24, 27.76)
Since 28 is not contained in the above confidence interval , it means it is not reasonable that the population mean is 28 weeks.