Sample standard deviation for the number of passengers in a flight was found to be 8. 95 percent confidence limit on the population standard deviation was computed as 5.86 and 12.62 passengers with a 95 percent confidence. estimate the sample size used How would the confidence interval change if the standard deviation was based on a sample of 25?

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Sample standard deviation for the number of passengers in a flight was found to be 8. 95 percent confidence limit on the population standard deviation was computed as 5.86 and 12.62 passengers with a 95 percent confidence.

  1. estimate the sample size used
  2. How would the confidence interval change if the standard deviation was based on a sample of 25?
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