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Assume that we want to construct a confidence interval. Do one of the following, as appropriate.
(a) Find the critical value z Subscript alpha divided by 2zα/2;
(b) find the critical value t Subscript alpha divided by 2tα/2;
or (c) state that neither the normal nor the t distribution applies.Confidence level is
95%;
nequals=10; sigmaσ
is not known; and the normal quantile plot of measured right-ear hearing thresholds from 10 randomly selected adult females is shown to the right |
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