An existing inventory for a test measuring self-esteem indicates that the scores have a standard deviation of 8.  A psychologist gave the self-esteem test to a random sample of 90 individuals, and their mean score was 63.  Construct a 95% confidence interval for the true mean of all test scores.  Then complete the following:   A.  What is the lower limit of the 95% confidence interval?   B.  What is the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval?

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An existing inventory for a test measuring self-esteem indicates that the scores have a standard deviation of 8.  A psychologist gave the self-esteem test to a random sample of 90 individuals, and their mean score was 63.  Construct a 95% confidence interval for the true mean of all test scores.  Then complete the following:
 
A.  What is the lower limit of the 95% confidence interval?
 
B.  What is the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval?

 

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