Question: (20 points) Find the 99% confidence interval for the variable Age in the Pelican.xls data using Excel. Open the data file. Select Tools > Data

(20 points) Find the 99% confidence interval for the variable Age in the Pelican.xls data using Excel. Open the data file. Select Tools > Data Analysis > Descriptive Statistics. For the Input Range, highlight the data including the labels. Check the Labels in first row box (Make sure you highlighted the label in the input range. Check the box Summary statistics, Confidence Level for Mean and change to 99.

Then click OK. You now need to subtract and add the confidence level at the bottom of the table from the mean to

find the two values for the confidence interval. To do this click on an empty cell below the table, type = then click on the cell where the mean is then type -, then click on the cell where the confidence level value is, then hit enter. For example =D3-D16. Repeat in the cell next to the lower bound you just found, but this time add the two values for the upper bound. For example =D3+D16. Format to 8 decimal places. Then type in the confidence interval in interval notation below the table. Copy the table and your confidence interval to the original excel lab.

Here's the pelican xls data :

Method of Payment Items Discount Sales Gender Marital Status Age
Discover 1 0.00 39.50 Male Married 32
Proprietary Card 1 25.60 102.40 Female Married 36
Proprietary Card 1 0.00 22.50 Female Married 32
Proprietary Card 5 121.10 100.40 Female Married 28
Mastercard 2 0.00 54.00 Female Married 34
Mastercard 1 0.00 44.50 Female Married 44
Proprietary Card 2 19.50 78.00 Female Married 30
Visa 1 0.00 22.50 Female Married 40
Proprietary Card 2 22.48 56.52 Female Married 46
Proprietary Card 1 0.00 44.50 Female Married 36
Proprietary Card 1 0.00 29.50 Female Married 48
Proprietary Card 1 7.90 31.60 Female Married 40
Visa 9 103.60 160.40 Female Married 40
Visa 2 24.50 64.50 Female Married 46
Visa 1 0.00 49.50 Male Single 24
Proprietary Card 2 12.60 71.40 Male Single 36
Proprietary Card 3 53.00 94.00 Female Single 22
Discover 3 0.00 54.50 Female Married 40
Mastercard 2 19.00 38.50 Female Married 32
Proprietary Card 6 32.20 44.80 Female Married 56
Proprietary Card 1 7.90 31.60 Female Single 28
Proprietary Card 4 29.67 70.82 Female Married 38
American Express 7 66.50 266.00 Female Married 50
Proprietary Card 2 0.00 74.00 Female Married 42
Visa 2 14.50 39.50 Male Married 48
Proprietary Card 1 9.48 30.02 Female Married 60
Proprietary Card 1 0.00 44.50 Female Married 54
Proprietary Card 5 48.20 192.80 Female Single 42
Proprietary Card 3 37.30 71.20 Female Married 32
Proprietary Card 1 4.50 18.00 Female Married 70
Mastercard 2 15.80 63.20 Female Married 28
Proprietary Card 1 0.00 75.00 Female Married 52
Proprietary Card 3 15.80 63.20 Female Married 44
Proprietary Card 1 0.00 40.00 Female Married 34
Mastercard 5 10.00 105.50 Female Married 56
Mastercard 1 0.00 29.50 Male Single 36
Visa 2 0.00 102.50 Female Single 42
Proprietary Card 6 14.50 117.50 Female Married 50
Proprietary Card 5 25.02 13.23 Female Married 44
Proprietary Card 2 0.00 52.50 Female Married 58
Proprietary Card 13 62.70 198.80 Female Married 42
Visa 4 16.50 19.50 Female Married 46
Proprietary Card 2 0.00 123.50 Female Married 48
Proprietary Card 1 15.60 62.40 Female Married 54
Proprietary Card 2 35.20 23.80 Female Married 38
Proprietary Card 2 19.40 39.60 Female Married 60
Mastercard 1 0.00 25.00 Female Married 46
Proprietary Card 3 20.11 63.64 Female Married 30
Proprietary Card 1 4.68 14.82 Female Married 32
Mastercard 9 94.30 145.20 Female Married 46
Proprietary Card 6 58.88 176.62 Female Married 38
Proprietary Card 5 51.70 118.80 Male Married 68
Discover 1 0.00 58.00 Female Single 78
Visa 2 0.00 74.00 Female Single 20
Mastercard 2 0.00 49.50 Female Married 32
Proprietary Card 3 35.40 141.60 Female Married 38
Proprietary Card 6 56.40 123.10 Female Married 54
Proprietary Card 2 20.10 80.40 Female Married 48
Mastercard 4 28.30 65.20 Female Married 46
Proprietary Card 4 19.50 113.00 Female Single 50
Proprietary Card 1 19.20 108.80 Female Married 46
Proprietary Card 3 91.48 59.91 Female Single 30
Proprietary Card 5 37.40 53.60 Female Married 54
Proprietary Card 1 7.90 31.60 Female Single 42
Proprietary Card 2 9.50 49.50 Female Married 48
Proprietary Card 1 9.90 39.60 Female Married 62
Proprietary Card 2 29.50 59.50 Female Married 34
Proprietary Card 5 36.70 146.80 Female Married 28
Proprietary Card 2 11.80 47.20 Male Married 46
Proprietary Card 8 18.95 95.05 Female Married 54
Proprietary Card 5 57.18 155.32 Female Married 30
Mastercard 4 10.00 58.00 Female Married 32
Proprietary Card 1 0.00 69.00 Female Single 22
Proprietary Card 2 15.50 46.50 Female Married 32
Proprietary Card 2 14.28 45.22 Female Married 74
Proprietary Card 4 46.26 84.74 Female Married 62
Proprietary Card 2 0.00 39.00 Female Married 42
Proprietary Card 4 35.11 111.14 Female Married 28
Proprietary Card 3 31.20 86.80 Female Married 38
Discover 2 0.00 89.00 Female Married 54
Mastercard 2 19.50 78.00 Female Married 68
Proprietary Card 6 29.31 53.20 Female Single 30
Visa 4 14.50 58.50 Female Married 36
Proprietary Card 3 19.50 46.00 Female Married 44
Visa 2 0.00 37.50 Female Married 44
Proprietary Card 1 5.20 20.80 Female Married 62
Mastercard 6 0.00 144.00 Female Single 48
Proprietary Card 4 0.00 107.00 Female Married 36
Proprietary Card 1 7.90 31.60 Female Single 20
Proprietary Card 6 46.40 57.60 Female Married 42
Proprietary Card 4 158.30 95.20 Female Married 54
Proprietary Card 1 7.08 22.42 Female Married 54
Proprietary Card 5 0.00 159.75 Female Married 72
Proprietary Card 17 33.00 229.50 Female Married 30
American Express 3 0.00 66.00 Female Married 46
Mastercard 1 0.00 39.50 Female Married 44
Proprietary Card 9 82.75 253.00 Female Married 30
Proprietary Card 10 18.00 287.59 Female Married 52
Proprietary Card 2 31.40 47.60 Female Married 30
Proprietary Card 1 11.06 28.44 Female Married 44

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