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Suppose the speeds of vehicles traveling on a highway are normally distributed and have a known population standard deviation of 7 miles per hour and an unknown population mean. A random sample of 32 vehicles is taken and gives a sample mean of 64 miles per hour. Find the margin of error for the confidence interval for the population mean with a 98% confidence level.

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Answer:

2.879 (rounded 3 decimal places)

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User Frankish
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Answer:

2.88

Explanation:

Data provided in the question


\sigma = Population standard deviation = 7 miles per hour

Random sample = n = 32 vehicles

Sample mean =
\bar X = 64 miles per hour

98% confidence level

Now based on the above information, the alpha is

= 1 - confidence level

= 1 - 0.98

= 0.02

For
\alpha_1_2 = 0.01


Z \alpha_1_2 = 2.326

Now the margin of error is


= Z \alpha_1_2 * (\sigma)/(√(n))


= 2.326 * (7)/(√(32))

= 2.88

hence, the margin of error is 2.88

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