sample of size 12 drawn from a normally distributed population has a sample mean 38.7 and a sample standard deviation 14.9. Construct a 99.9% confidence interval for the population mean.

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A sample of size 12 drawn from a normally distributed population has a sample mean 38.7 and a sample standard deviation 14.9. Construct a 99.9% confidence interval for the population mean.

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We have given that 

Sample size n =12

Sample mean = 38.7

sample standard deviation =14.9.

99.9% confidence interval. 

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