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Mathematics (AS & A Level) · May / June 2016 · Paper 73 · Question 1

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The time taken for a particular type of paint to dry was measured for a sample of 150 randomly chosen points on a wall. The sample mean was 192.4 minutes and an unbiased estimate of the population variance was 43.6 minutes2. Find a 98% confidence interval for the mean drying time. [3]

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