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Analyze the relationship between confidence level and interval width
To determine which confidence level (\(90\%\), \(95\%\), or \(99\%\)) corresponds to each interval, we examine how the confidence level affects the width of a confidence interval.
A higher confidence level requires a larger critical value (e.g., \(z^*\) or \(t^*\)), which increases the margin of error:
Since the sample size (\(n = 30\)) and sample standard deviation remain constant, a higher confidence level directly results in a wider confidence interval. Therefore:
- The narrowest interval corresponds to the lowest confidence level (\(90\%\)).
- The widest interval corresponds to the highest confidence level (\(99\%\)).
- The intermediate interval corresponds to the middle confidence level (\(95\%\)).
Calculate the width of each given interval
Let's calculate the width (upper limit minus lower limit) for each of the three intervals:
- First Interval: Between \(7.3\) and \(8.7\) hours
- Second Interval: Between \(7.0\) and \(9.0\) hours
- Third Interval: Between \(7.2\) and \(8.8\) hours
Match the intervals to their confidence levels
Now we rank the intervals by their widths and match them to the confidence levels (\(90\%\), \(95\%\), and \(99\%\)):
- Narrowest interval: Width of \(1.4\) hours (Between \(7.3\) and \(8.7\) hours) matches the lowest confidence level, which is \(90\%\).
- Intermediate interval: Width of \(1.6\) hours (Between \(7.2\) and \(8.8\) hours) matches the middle confidence level, which is \(95\%\).
- Widest interval: Width of \(2.0\) hours (Between \(7.0\) and \(9.0\) hours) matches the highest confidence level, which is \(99\%\).
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