A data set includes 108 body temperatures of healthy adult humans having a mean of 98.2°F and a standard deviation of 0.65°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? Click here to view a t distribution table. Click here to view page 1 of the standard normal distribution table. Click here to view page 2 of the standard normal distribution table. What is the confidence interval estimate of the population mean $\mu$? $\Box$°F $< \mu < \Box$°F (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 lower than 98.6°F. B. This suggests that the mean body temperature is higher than 98.6°F C. This suggests that the mean body temperature could very possibly be 98.6°F
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