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AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS AND ECONOMICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Construct a 98% confidence interval for the population mean,
A
($187.52, $196.48)
B
($185.03, $198.97)
C
($188.38, $195.62)
D
($186.33, $197.67)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -If the level of confidence is 95%, this means that we are 95% confident that the interval contains the population mean, µ. The corresponding z-scores are ± 1.96. If the level of confidence is 99%, this means that we are 99% confident that the interval contains the population mean, µ.

Detailed explanation-2: -A 98% confidence interval estimate for a population mean is determined to be 75.38 to 86.52. If the confidence level is reduced to 90%, the confidence interval for the mean: Becomes narrower.

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