Inferential Statistics And Distributions; Mean Height Of A Population; Height (In Centimeters) Of Each Of 10 Women - Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus Manual Book

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Inferential Statistics and Distributions

Inferential Statistics and Distributions
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Getting Started: Mean Height of a Population Getting Started: Mean Height of a Population
Getting Started: Mean Height of a Population Getting Started: Mean Height of a Population
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Suppose you want to estimate the mean height of a population of women given the
random sample below. Because heights among a biological population tend to be
normally distributed, a t distribution confidence interval can be used when estimating the
mean. The 10 height values below are the first 10 of 90 values, randomly generated from
a normally distributed population with an assumed mean of 165.1 centimeters and a
standard deviation of 6.35 centimeters (

Height (in centimeters) of Each of 10 Women

Height (in centimeters) of Each of 10 Women
Height (in centimeters) of Each of 10 Women Height (in centimeters) of Each of 10 Women
169.43 168.33 159.55 169.97 159.79 181.42 171.17 162.04 167.15 159.53
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