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The 95% confidence interval of the mean of a normally distributed population is
. The population standard deviation
is given and equals
.
What has been the sample size? Explain your answer.
Solution.
The confidence interval is . From the given interval we may conclude that
, right in the middle of the interval. So,
. Furthermore, we know that
and
. We find
.
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