The home run percentage is the number of home runs per 100 times at bat. A random sample of 43 professional baseball players gave the following data for home run percentages. 1.6 2.4 1.2 6.6 2.3 0.0 1.8 2.5 6.5 1.8 2.7 2.0 1.9 1.3 2.7 1.7 1.3 2.1 2.8 1.4 3.8 2.1 3.4 1.3 1.5 2.9 2.6 0.0 4.1 2.9 1.9 2.4 0.0 1.8 3.1 3.8 3.2 1.6 4.2 0.0 1.2 1.8 2.4   Use a calculator with mean and standard deviation keys to find  and s (in percentages). (For each answer, enter a number. Round your answers to two decimal places.)   Compute a 90% confidence interval (in percentages) for the population mean ? of home run percentages for all professional baseball players. Hint: If you use the Student's t distribution table, be sure to use the closest d.f. that is smaller. (For each answer, enter a number. Round your answers to two decimal places.)   Compute a 99% confidence interval (in percentages) for the population mean ? of home run percentages for all professional baseball players. (For each answer, enter a number. Round your answers to two decimal places.)

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The home run percentage is the number of home runs per 100 times at bat. A random sample of 43 professional baseball players gave the following data for home run percentages.

1.6 2.4 1.2 6.6 2.3 0.0 1.8 2.5 6.5 1.8
2.7 2.0 1.9 1.3 2.7 1.7 1.3 2.1 2.8 1.4
3.8 2.1 3.4 1.3 1.5 2.9 2.6 0.0 4.1 2.9
1.9 2.4 0.0 1.8 3.1 3.8 3.2 1.6 4.2 0.0
1.2 1.8 2.4
 
Use a calculator with mean and standard deviation keys to find  and s (in percentages). (For each answer, enter a number. Round your answers to two decimal places.)
 
Compute a 90% confidence interval (in percentages) for the population mean ? of home run percentages for all professional baseball players. Hint: If you use the Student's t distribution table, be sure to use the closest d.f. that is smaller. (For each answer, enter a number. Round your answers to two decimal places.)
 
Compute a 99% confidence interval (in percentages) for the population mean ? of home run percentages for all professional baseball players. (For each answer, enter a number. Round your answers to two decimal places.)
 
The home run percentages for three professional players are below.
Player A, 2.5 Player B, 2.4 Player C, 3.8
Examine your confidence intervals and describe how the home run percentages for these players compare to the population average.
 
In previous problems, we assumed the x distribution was normal or approximately normal. Do we need to make such an assumption in this problem? Why or why not? Hint: Use the central limit theorem.
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