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The NCAA is interested in estimating the difference in mean number of daily training hours for men and women athletes on college campuses. They want 95 percent confidence and will select a sample of 10 men and 10 women for the study.
 
  If the NCAA assumes that the population standard deviations are known, the critical value for the confidence interval is t = 2.1009. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

The makers of weight loss product are interested in estimating the mean weight loss for users of their product. To do this, they have selected a random sample of n = 9 people and have provided them with a supply of the product.
 
  After six months, the nine people had an average weight loss of 15.3 pounds with a standard deviation equal to 3.5 pounds. The upper limit for the 90 percent confidence interval estimate for the population mean is approximately 17.47 pounds. Indicate whether the statement is true or false



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Answer to Question 1

FALSE

Answer to Question 2

TRUE



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