The calcium (Ca) content of a powdered mineral substance was analyzed 10 times with the following percent

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The calcium (Ca) content of a powdered mineral substance was analyzed 10 times with the following percent compositions recorded:
The calcium (Ca) content of a powdered mineral substance was

a. Find a 99% confidence interval for the true calcium content of this substance.
b. What does the phrase "99% confident" mean?
c. What assumptions must you make about the sampling procedure so that this confidence interval will be valid? What does this mean to the chemist who is performing the analysis?

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Introduction To Probability And Statistics

ISBN: 9781133103752

14th Edition

Authors: William Mendenhall, Robert Beaver, Barbara Beaver

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