Consider again the statistics about human body temperature in Exercise 23. a) Would a 90% confidence interval

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Consider again the statistics about human body temperature in Exercise 23.
a) Would a 90% confidence interval be wider or narrower than the 98% confidence interval you calculated before? Explain. (Don't compute the new interval.)
b) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the 98% confidence interval?
c) If we conduct further research, this time using a sample of 500 adults, how would you expect the 98% confidence interval to change? Explain.
d) How large a sample might allow you to estimate the mean body temperature to within 0.1 degrees with 98% confidence?
Summary Temperature
Count €¦€¦€¦€¦€¦€¦€¦.. 52
Mean €¦€¦€¦€¦€¦€¦€¦€¦ 98.285
Median €¦€¦€¦€¦€¦€¦€¦ 98.200
MidRange €¦€¦€¦€¦€¦€¦ 98.600
StdDev €¦€¦€¦€¦€¦€¦€¦ 0.6824
Range €¦€¦€¦€¦€¦€¦€¦€¦ 2.800
IntQRange €¦€¦€¦€¦€¦€¦ 1.050
Consider again the statistics about human body temperature in Exercise
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Stats Data and Models

ISBN: 978-0321986498

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Authors: Richard D. De Veaux, Paul D. Velleman, David E. Bock

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