RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A local bank needs information concerning the savings account balances of its customers. A random sample of 13 accounts was checked. The mean balance was $686.75 with a sample standard deviation of $256.20. Find a 95% confidence interval for the true mean.
A
($513.14, $860.36)
B
($525.59, $847.91)
C
($533.27, $840.23)
D
($531.85, $841.65)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Expert Answer A) Increasing the sample size, decreases the width of confidence intervals, because it decreases the standard error.

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