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In order to determine an interval for the mean of a population with unknown standard deviation a sample of 61 items is selected. The mean of the sample is determined to be 23. The number of degrees of freedom for reading the t value is

a. 22

b. 23

c. 60

d. 61

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MrRoyal

Answer:

c. 60

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

[tex]n = 61[/tex] --- sample

[tex]\bar x = 23[/tex]

Required

Determine the degrees of freedom (df)

This is calculated as:

[tex]df = n - 1[/tex]

[tex]df = 61 - 1[/tex]

[tex]df = 60[/tex]