A hamburger chain sells large hamburgers. When we take a sample of 40 hamburgers and weigh​...

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A hamburger chain sells large hamburgers. When we take a sampleof 40 hamburgers and weigh​ them, we find that the mean is 0.52pounds and the standard deviation is 0.3 pound.

Technology Output N 40 Mean 0.52  STDEV. 0.3000 One-Sample T SEMean 0.0474 95% CI ​(0.4241, 0.61590)

a. A technology input menu for calculating aconfidence interval requires a sample​ size, a sample​ mean, and asample standard deviation. State how you would fill in thesenumbers.

Sample Size: Answer ____ Sample Mean:Answer ____   Standard Deviation:Answer _____ (Type an integer or a decimal do notround)

b. Choose the correctinterpretation of the confidence interval below and fill in theanswer boxes to complete your choice. ​(Round to four decimalplaces as needed. Use ascending​ order.) Using the accompanyingtechnology​ output, report the confidence interval in a carefullyworded sentence.

A.We are​ 95% confident that the population mean is betweenAnswer ___ and ___.

B.There is a​ 95% probability that the recorded sample mean isbetween Answer ___ and ___.

C.There is a​ 95% probability that the population mean isbetween Answer ___ and ___.

D.We are​ 95% confident that the recorded sample mean is betweenAnswer ___ and ___.

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