A data set includes 103 body temperatures of healthy adult humans, with a mean of 98.5°F and a standard deviation of 0.61°F. Construct a 99% confidence interval estimate of the mean body temperature of all healthy humans. What does the sample suggest about the use of 98.6°F as the mean body temperature? What is the confidence interval estimate of the population mean μ? (Round to three decimal places as needed.) What does this suggest about the use of 98.6°F as the mean body temperature? A. This suggests that the mean body temperature is significantly lower than 98.6°F. B. This suggests that the mean body temperature is significantly higher than 98.6°F. C. This suggests that the mean body temperature could very possibly be 98.6°F.
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The standard error is calculated as the standard deviation divided by the square root of the sample size. In this case, the standard error is 0.61 / sqrt(103) = 0.0602. Show more…
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