| To build a 95% interval estimate for the population mean textbook expense, from a random sample of 50 IUPUI undergraduate students the following summary measures of expenditure on textbooks were calculated. | ||||||||||||||||||
| ∑x = | 26,030 | |||||||||||||||||
| ∑x² = | 15,126,900 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | The point estimate of the population mean is ________. | ||||
| A | 525.8 | ||||
| B | 523.2 | ||||
| C | 520.6 | ||||
| D | 518.2 | ||||
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