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Scientists collect data on the blood cholesterol levels (milligrams per deciliter of blood) of a random sample of 24 laboratory rats. a 95% confidence inter- val for the mean blood cholesterol level m is 80.2 to 89.8. which of the following would cause the most worry about the validity of this interval? (a) There is a clear outlier in the data.

(b) A stemplot of the data shows a mild right skew.
(c) You do not know the population standard deviation �
.
(d) The population distribution is not exactly Normal.
(e) None of these would be a problem because the t procedures are robust.

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The answer is “B. A stem plot of the data shows a mild right skew.”
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