3. A 95% confidence interval for the mean age of all registered voters in a city...
3. A 95% confidence interval for the mean age of all registered voters in a city is (46.7, 54.8). a. What was the sample mean from which this confidence interval was constructed? b. What was the margin of error? c. What would happen to the width of the confidence interval if we increase confidence level to 98%?
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