
Jon S. answered 03/06/21
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The middle 32% of the distribution of sample means will be from the 50 +/- 16 percentiles, or from 34th to 66th percentiles.
The z-score for the 66th percentile is 0.41.
xbar = sample mean
pop men = 200
std dev = 19
sample size = 22
standard error (SE) = 19/sqrt(22) = 4.05
find xbar corresponding to 66th percentile (z = 0.41):
z = (xbar - pop mean)/SE
0.41 = (xbar - 200)/4.05
xbar = 4.05 * 0.41 + 200 = 201.66
that is the upper bound of the interval
it is 201.66 - 200 = 1.66 above the population mean
since the normal distribution is symmetric, the lower bound of the interval will be 1.66 below the population mean = 200 - 1.66 = 198.34
So the interval is (198.34, 201.66)
Natalie C.
Thank you! makes much more sense now.03/06/21