ou want to compute a 90% confidence interval for the mean of a population with an unknown population standard deviation.  The sample size is 20.  The value of t* you would use for this interval is  (a)  1.699  (b)  1.725  (c)  1.729  (d)  1.845  (e)  1.9    (f)  None of the above

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You want to compute a 90% confidence interval for the mean of a population with an unknown population standard deviation.  The sample size is 20.  The value of t* you would use for this interval is 

(a)  1.699 

(b)  1.725 

(c)  1.729 

(d)  1.845 

(e)  1.9 

  (f)  None of the above 

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