Reference no: EM132463529

The home run percentage is the number of home runs per 100 times at bat. A random sample of 43 professional baseball players gave the following data for home run percentages.

1.6 2.4 1.2 6.6 2.3 0.0 1.8 2.5 6.5 1.8

2.7 2.0 1.9 1.3 2.7 1.7 1.3 2.1 2.8 1.4

3.8 2.1 3.4 1.3 1.5 2.9 2.6 0.0 4.1 2.9

1.9 2.4 0.0 1.8 3.1 3.8 3.2 1.6 4.2 0.0

1.2 1.8 2.4

(a) Use a calculator with mean and standard deviation keys to find x bar and s (in percentages). (For each answer, enter a number. Round your answers to two decimal places.)

x = %

s = %

(b) Compute a 90% confidence interval (in percentages) for the population mean μ of home run percentages for all professional baseball players. Hint: If you use the Student's t distribution table, be sure to use the closest d.f. that is smaller. (For each answer, enter a number. Round your answers to two decimal places.)

lower limit %

upper limit %

(c) Compute a 99% confidence interval (in percentages) for the population mean μ of home run percentages for all professional baseball players. (For each answer, enter a number. Round your answers to two decimal places.)

lower limit %

upper limit %