The mean birth weight of a sample of 195 boys is 32.7 hg with standard deviation 6.6 hg. Give the lower and upper endpoints of a 95% confidence interval for the mean birth weight of all boys. Round your answer to one decimal place.

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Answer:

Lower end point = 31.8 hg

Upper end point = 33.7 hg

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

Sample mean, [tex]\bar{x}[/tex] = 32.7 hg

Sample size, n = 195

Alpha, α = 0.05

Standard deviation, s = 6.6 hg

Degree of freedom = n - 1 = 194

95% Confidence interval:  

[tex]\bar{x} \pm t_{critical}\displaystyle\frac{s}{\sqrt{n}}[/tex]  

Putting the values, we get,  

[tex]t_{critical}\text{ at degree of freedom 194 and}~\alpha_{0.05} = \pm 1.972[/tex]  

[tex]32.7 \pm 1.972(\dfrac{6.6}{\sqrt{195}} )\\\\ = 32.7 \pm 0.932\\ = (31.768 ,33.632)\\\approx (31.8,33.7)[/tex]  

Lower end point = 31.8 hg

Upper end point = 33.7 hg