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Data on the blood cholesterol levels of 6 rats give a mean of 85 and a standard deviation (s) of 12.

What is a 95% confidence interval for the mean blood cholesterol of rats under this condition?

A) 72.4 to 97.6
B) 73.0 to 97.0
C) 75.4 to 94.6
D) 72.4 to 94.6

Answer :

The correct answer is:

c)75.4 to 94.6

Explanation:

The formula for a confidence interval is:

[tex] \mu \pm z*(\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}) [/tex],

where μ is the mean, z is the z-score associated with the level of confidence we want, σ is the standard deviation, and n is the sample size.

Our mean is 85, our standard deviation is 12, our sample size is 6, and since we want 95% confidence, our z-score is 1.96:

[tex] 85\pm 1.96(\frac{12}{\sqrt{6}})=85\pm 9.6=85-9.6, 85+9.6=75.4, 94.6 [/tex]

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