A shipment of small lab mice arrives at an animal care facility. A sample of five mice is selected a weight of the sample is 10.2g, and the standard deviation of weight among mice is 2g.Find a 95% confidence interval for the mean weight of all the mice in the shipment.10.2±1.7510.2±1.1110.2±2.4810.2±2.30
Q. A shipment of small lab mice arrives at an animal care facility. A sample of five mice is selected a weight of the sample is 10.2g, and the standard deviation of weight among mice is 2g.Find a 95% confidence interval for the mean weight of all the mice in the shipment.10.2±1.7510.2±1.1110.2±2.4810.2±2.30
Identify Mean and SD: Step 1: Identify the mean and standard deviation from the sample. Mean weight (xˉ) = 10.2g, Standard deviation (s) = 2g, Sample size (n) = 5.
Calculate SEM: Step 2: Calculate the standard error of the mean (SEM).SEM = ns=52≈0.8944.
Determine t-value: Step 3: Determine the t-value for a 95% confidence interval with n−1 degrees of freedom.Using a t-distribution table for 4 degrees of freedom at 95% confidence, t-value ≈2.776.
Calculate Margin of Error: Step 4: Calculate the margin of error for the confidence interval.Margin of Error = t-value ∗ SEM = \(2.776∗0.8944 \approx 2.48\).
Construct Confidence Interval: Step 5: Construct the confidence interval.Confidence Interval = xˉ± Margin of Error = 10.2±2.48.
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