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A random sample of 60 mathematics majors spent an average of 200.00 for textbooks for a term, with a standard deviation of 22.50 . A random sample of 40 English majors spent an average of 180.00 for textbooks that term, with a standard deviation of 18.30 . Calculate a 90 pooled confidence interval for the difference in average amounts spent on textbooks (math majors  English majors).
 a. (12.91, 27.09)
  b. (11.50, 28.50)
  c. (13.19, 26.81)
  d. None of the above

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Which of the following statements is correct about a parameter and a statistic associated with repeated random samples of the same size from the same population?
 a. Values of a parameter will vary from sample to sample but values of a statistic will not.
  b. Values of both a parameter and a statistic may vary from sample to sample.
  c. Values of a parameter will vary according to the sampling distribution for that parameter.
  d. Values of a statistic will vary according to the sampling distribution for that statistic.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

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Reply #2 on: Jul 24, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 24, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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