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Suppose heights of seasonal pine saplings are normally distributed and have a known population standard deviation of 17 millimeters and an unknown population mean. A random sample of 15 saplings is taken and gives a sample mean of 308 millimeters. Find the confidence interval for the population mean with a 90% confidence level.

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Answer:

The 90% confidence interval for the population mean is (300.78, 315.22).

Explanation:

We have to calculate a 90% confidence interval for the mean.

The population standard deviation is know and is σ=17.

The sample mean is M=308.

The sample size is N=15.

As σ is known, the standard error of the mean (σM) is calculated as:


\sigma_M=(\sigma)/(√(N))=(17)/(√(15))=(17)/(3.873)=4.389

The z-value for a 90% confidence interval is z=1.645.

The margin of error (MOE) can be calculated as:


MOE=z\cdot \sigma_M=1.645 \cdot 4.389=7.22

Then, the lower and upper bounds of the confidence interval are:


LL=M-t \cdot s_M = 308-7.22=300.78\\\\UL=M+t \cdot s_M = 308+7.22=315.22

The 90% confidence interval for the population mean is (300.78, 315.22).

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