Question 1

The HR Department wants to estimate the interval for the population mean number of absences in a quarter for the agency's employees using the following data taken from a normally distributed population at the 90 percent level of confidence.

Number of absences (in days) for a random sample of 11 employees
0	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	6	8	11

Questions

(A) How should the HR Department interpret the findings from the 90% confidence interval limits?

(B) How could the HR Department use these findings in a practical way to address absences as well as promote attendance?