Suppose you are calculating a 95% confidence interval for the average weight of a certain type of
Question:
Suppose you are calculating a 95% confidence interval for the average weight of a certain type of bag of potato chips. You collect a sample of 15 bags and find a mean weight of 10.15 oz. and a SD of 0.23 oz. From this, you determine your 95% confidence interval. Which of the individual changes in your summary statistics in A–H (without changing anything else) would result in a narrower interval? (Choose all that apply.)
A. A larger sample size
B. A smaller sample size
C. A larger sample mean
D. A smaller sample mean
E. A larger sample standard deviation
F. A smaller sample standard deviation
G. A larger confidence level
H. A smaller confidence level
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Introduction To Statistical Investigations
ISBN: 9781119683452
2nd Edition
Authors: Beth L.Chance, George W.Cobb, Allan J.Rossman Nathan Tintle, Todd Swanson Soma Roy