Answer:
a) 95% confidence interval estimate of the true weight is (3.026, 3.274)
b) 99% confidence interval estimate of the true weight is (2.944, 3.356)
Step-by-step explanation:
Confidence Interval can be calculated using M±ME where
- M is the mean of five successive weightings (3.150)
- ME is the margin of error from the mean
And margin of error (ME) can be calculated using the formula
ME=
where
- t is the corresponding statistic in the given confidence level and degrees of freedom(t-score)
- s is the standard deviation of the random error (0.1)
Using the numbers 95% confidence interval estimate of the true weight is:
3.150±
≈3.150±0.124
And 99% confidence interval estimate of the true weight is:
3.150±
≈3.150±0.206
It's an increasing nonlinear. Exponential functions are graphed in basically any shape besides a line. This is an exponential function, therefore it is classified as nonlinear. By looking at the slope, from left to right, we can see that it is increasing, thus providing an answer that this is an increasing nonlinear function.