A random sample of 11 smartphones sold over the Internet had the following prices, in dollars: Assume

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A random sample of 11 smartphones sold over the Internet had the following prices, in dollars:image text in transcribed

Assume the population standard deviation is σ = 85.

a. Explain why it is necessary to check whether the population is approximately normal before constructing a confidence interval.

b. Following is a dotplot of these data. Is it reasonable to assume that the population is approximately normal?image text in transcribed

c. If appropriate, construct a 95% confidence interval for the mean price for all phones of this type being sold on the Internet. If not appropriate, explain why not.

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Elementary Statistics

ISBN: 9781259969454

3rd Edition

Authors: William Navidi, Barry Monk

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