What is the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval for the population mean?

keep 4 decimals

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What is the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval for the population mean?

keep 4 decimals

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The question asks for the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval for the population mean and requests four decimals.

First, note that to compute a confidence interval for a population mean, we typically need either:
- the sample mean (x̄), the sample standard deviation (s), and the sample size (n) for the t-based interval, or
- the sample mean (x̄) and the population standard deviation (σ) for the z-based interval, or
- the standard error of the mean (SE) directly, along with the appropriate critical value.
If σ is known and we use a z-interval, the upper limit would be x̄ + z_{0.975} * (σ/√n). If σ is unknown and we use a t-interval, the upper limit would be x̄ + t_{0.975, df} * (s/√n), where df = n - 1.

Second, the formula depends on which statistic you know:
- For a large sample with unknown σ, the t-distribution is often approximated by the z-distribution, but the exact choice affects the numeric upper limit.
- For small samples, the t critical value t_{0.975, df} is used, which grows larger as df decreases, affecting the upper limit accordingly.

Without any of the following values provided—x̄, s, n (or σ and n)—the numeric upper limit cannot be computed:
- If the data were provided, one would compute the standard error as SE = s/√n and determine the critical value from either z or t distribution, then calculate upper limit as x̄ + critical * SE.
- If only the final numeric answer is given (such as 95.5312), it implies specific numeric inputs were used, but those inputs are not supplied in the question text here.

Consequently, with the information present in this prompt, there is insufficient detail to derive or verify any numeric upper bound such as 95.5312. To proceed, you would need the sample mean, sample standard deviation, and sample size (or the population standard deviation and sample size) to compute the upper limit using the appropriate confidence-interval formula.

If you have the values for x̄, s, and n (or σ and n), I can show you exactly how to plug them into the formula and compute the upper limit to four decimals.

OMIS 2050 A & B Reinforcement Quiz 2

What is the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval for the population mean? keep 4 decimals

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