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What is the confidence interval for the population mean for the mean time workers spend getting to work?

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The Greater Pittsburgh Area Chamber of Commerce wants to estimate the mean time workers who are employed in the downtown area spend getting to work. A sample of 15 workers revealed the following number of minutes traveled.

29, 38, 38, 33, 38, 21, 45, 34, 40, 37, 37, 42, 30, 29, 35

Develop a 98 percent confidence interval for the population mean. Interpret the result.

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Mean - confidence interval
6. The Greater Pittsburgh Area Chamber of Commerce wants to estimate the mean time workers who are employed in the downtown area spend getting to work. A sample of 15 workers reveals the following number of minutes traveled.
29 38 38 33 38 21 45 34
40 37 37 42 30 29 ...

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