A random sample of 8 observations was drawn from a normal population. The sample mean and sample standard deviation are x = 40 and s = 10. a. Estimate the population mean with 95% confidence. b. Repeat part (a) assuming that you know that the population standard deviation is σ = 10. c. Explain why the interval estimate produced in part (b) is narrower than that in part (a).
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