Over the past several months, an adult patient has been treated for tetany (severe muscle spasms). This condition is associated with an average total calcium level below 6 mg/dl. Recently, the patient's total calcium tests gave the following readings (in mg/dl). Assume that the population ofxvalues has an approximately normal distribution.9.79.210.39.39.49.810.09.911.212.1

(a)Use a calculator with mean and sample standard deviation keys to find the sample mean readingand the sample standard deviations. (in mg/dl; round your answers to two decimal places.)

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(b)Find a 99.9% confidence interval for the population mean of total calcium in this patient's blood. (in mg/dl; round your answer to two decimal places.)

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upper limitmg/dl

(c)Based on your results in part (b), do you think this patient still has a calcium deficiency? Explain.

Yes. This confidence interval suggests that the patient may still have a calcium deficiency.

Yes. This confidence interval suggests that the patient no longer has a calcium deficiency.

No. This confidence interval suggests that the patient may still have a calcium deficiency.

No. This confidence interval suggests that the patient no longer has a calcium deficiency.