Answer:
90% confidence interval estimate of the mean depth of all the frame in the entire consignment is between a lower limit of 105.419 mm and an upper limit of 106.581 mm.
Explanation:
Confidence interval of mean is given as mean +/- margin of error (E)
mean = 106 mm
sample sd = 3.5mm
n is sample size = 100
degree of freedom = n-1 = 100-1 = 99
confidence level (C) = 90% = 0.9
significance level = 1 - C = 1 - 0.9 = 0.1 = 10%
critical value (t) corresponding to 99 degrees of freedom and 10% significance level is 1.6602
E = t × sample sd/√n = 1.6602×3.5/√100 = 0.581 mm
Lower limit of mean = mean - E = 106 - 0.581 = 105.419 mm
Upper limit of mean = mean + E = 106 + 0.581 = 106.581 mm
90% confidence interval is (105.419 mm, 106.581 mm)