Chapter 8: Q. 62 (page 518)
62. Blink When two lights close together blink alternately, we 鈥渟ee鈥 one light moving back and forth if the time between blinks is short. What is the
longest interval of time between blinks that preserves the illusion of motion? Ask subjects to turn a knob that slows the blinking until they 鈥渟ee鈥 two lights rather than one light moving. A report gives the results in the form 鈥渕ean plus or minus the standard error of the mean.鈥 Data for subjects are summarized as (in milliseconds).
(a) Find the sample standard deviation for these measurements. Show your work.
(b) Explain why the interval is not a confidence interval.
Short Answer
(a) The standard deviation for the measurements is
(b) The provided interval is not a confidence interval, because is unknown.