are summary statistics for randomly selected weights of newborn​ girls: n=234​, x=30.4 ​hg, s=7.9 hg. Construct a confidence interval estimate of the mean. Use a 98​% confidence level. Are these results very different from the confidence interval 27.8 hg<μ<33.4 hg with only 12 sample​ values, x=30.6 ​hg, and s=3.6 ​hg? What is the confidence interval for the population mean μ​?   __ hg <μ<__ hg ​(Round to one decimal place as​ needed.)

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Here are summary statistics for randomly selected weights of newborn​ girls: n=234​, x=30.4 ​hg, s=7.9 hg. Construct a confidence interval estimate of the mean. Use a 98​% confidence level. Are these results very different from the confidence interval 27.8 hg<μ<33.4 hg with only 12 sample​ values, x=30.6 ​hg, and s=3.6 ​hg?

What is the confidence interval for the population mean μ​?

 
__ hg <μ<__ hg ​(Round to one decimal place as​ needed.)
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