A 90% confidence interval for a population mean is (65, 77). The population distribution is approximately normal and the population standard deviation is known (but not given here). This confidence interval is based on a simple random sample of 25 observations. Calculate (a) the sample mean .

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A 90% confidence interval for a population mean is (65, 77). The population distribution is approximately
normal and the population standard deviation is known (but not given here). This confidence interval is
based on a simple random sample of 25 observations. Calculate
(a) the sample mean .
(b) the margin of error
(c) the population standard deviation of
(d) the standard deviation of the sample mean
Transcribed Image Text:A 90% confidence interval for a population mean is (65, 77). The population distribution is approximately normal and the population standard deviation is known (but not given here). This confidence interval is based on a simple random sample of 25 observations. Calculate (a) the sample mean . (b) the margin of error (c) the population standard deviation of (d) the standard deviation of the sample mean
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