t-distribution

Single-Sample, Confidence Interval for a Mean using t-distribution

Consider the following problem: The grade point averages for 12 randomly selected students are shown in the table below. Find the 99% confidence interval around the population mean, µ. Assume the population is normally distributed. Solution: This is a small sample, n < 30, and we do not know sigma. Although small samples generally are …

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