Asample of a given size is used to construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean with a known population standard deviation. if a bigger sample had been used instead, then the 95% confidence interval would have been and the probability of making an error would have been

a. wider; smaller

b. narrower; smaller

c. wider; unchanged

d. narrower; unchanged

Option b is right

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that a sample of a given size is used to construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean with a known population standard deviation.

Now let us assume for no change in std deviation only n increases

Since margin of error is inversely proportional to square root of n, we get as n increases margin of error decreases and as a result the width of confidence interval would decrease.

This will again ensure that type I error decreases.

So correct option would be

narrower: SMALLER

step-by-step explanation:

i found the life tables for the year 2012. 

life table of males at age 30. probability of dying between ages x and x+1

total population:  

29–30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001030

30–31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001061

males:  

29–30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001420

30–31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001448

white population

29–30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001005

30–31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001037

white males

29–30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001372

30–31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001399

non hispanic white population

29–30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001083

30–31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001116

non hispanic white males

29–30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001477

30–31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001503

jacob, non hispanic white male. 30 years old.

probability that jacob lives to be 30 years old. 

since the given probabilities are probabilities of dying, i think we simply subtract it from 1 to get the probability of living. we will use the probability of non hispanic white male.

                                          probability of living to be 30 y.o.

29 - 30 : 1 - 0.001477 = 0.998523

30 - 31 : 1 - 0.001503 = 0.998497

the answer is:

the correct option:

b.

to solve the problem, we need to remember how to operate to simplify exponential expressions using the logarithms.

we are given the equation:

then, using placing logarith with base 7 on both sides of the equation, we have:

so, rounding the obtained result to two decimal places (nearest hundreth), we have:

hence, we have that the correct option:

b.

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