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Work on an Excel spreadsheet with results linked to data using Excel functions and cell addresses. To derive the confidence intervals for the mean with known standard deviation, use the z table from Table E.2 or =normsinv.
1) The Harvard class of 2009 had a reunion attended by 36 members. It was determined that they had married an average of 2.6 times. Assume that the standard deviation is 0.3. Help the dean construct a 99% confidence interval for the mean Harvard alumni marriage rate.
2) Assume that the standard deviation of college student IQs is 10. A random sample of 100 students from a college showed a mean IQ of 112. Compute a 95% confidence interval for the mean IQ of students attending that college. The confidence interval for the mean with unknown standard deviation (Use t from Table E.3 or =tinv)
3) The nicotine content of five cigarettes of a brand were 21, 19, 23, 19, and 23 milligrams. Compute a 0.99 confidence interval for the mean. Compute a 0.99 confidence interval for the total nicotine content in 1000 cigarettes.
7) Out of a group of 15,000 degree candidates of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a random sample of 400 showed that 20% of the students have an earning potential exceeding $65,000 annually. Compute a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of students with earning potential exceeding $65,000 annually.

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The confidence interval for the mean with known standard deviation (Use z from Table E.2 or =normsinv) is in the following.
1) The Harvard class of 2009 had a reunion attended by 36 members. It was determined that they had married an average of 2.6 times. Assume that the standard deviation is 0.3. Help the dean construct a 99% confidence interval for the mean Harvard alumni marriage rate.
Answer
The confidence interval is given by , where = 2.6, ? = 0.3, n = 36, = 2.575829304
That is,
= (2.4712, 2.7288)
Thus with 99% confidence we can claim that population mean Harvard alumni marriage rate is within (2.47, 2.73) times.
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Confidence Interval Estimate for the Mean

Data
Population Standard Deviation 0.3
Sample Mean 2.6
Sample Size 36
Confidence Level 99%

Intermediate Calculations
Standard Error of the Mean 0.05
Z Value -2.575829304
Interval Half Width 0.128791465

Confidence Interval
Interval Lower Limit 2.47121
Interval Upper Limit 2.72879

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