Interpreting a confidence interval
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1. If the 95% confidence interval for the average age of a learner at Capella is 27.8 yrs. < MEAN < 32.6 yrs., what would your reaction be to the brochure that states the average age of a Capella learner is less than 25?
2. Studies have shown that 50% of people who have died have done so within 3 months of their birthday. Give a plausible reason for this phenomenon.
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This solution gives a very brief interpretation of a confidence interval to address the first question and ver briefly interprets a probability of .5 regarding death within 3 months of ones birthday.
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1. If the 95% confidence interval for the average age of a learner at Capella is 27.8 yrs. < MEAN < 32.6 yrs., what would your reaction be to the brochure that states the average age of a Capella learner is less than 25?
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