Americans spend nearly $7 billion on Halloween costumes and decorations. Sample data showing the amount, in dollars, 16 adults spent on a Halloween costume are contained in the Excel Online file below. Construct a spreadsheet to answer the following questions. Open spreadsheet a. What is the point estimate of the population mean amount adults spend on a Halloween costume (to 2 decimals)? $ b. What is the sample standard deviation (to 2 decimals)? $ c. Provide a 95% confidence interval estimate of the population standard deviation for the amount adults spend on a Halloween costume (to 2 decimals)? so≤ $

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