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Travel time to work A study of commuting times reports the travel times to work of a random sample of 20employed adults in New York State. The mean is x炉=31.25minutes and the standard deviation is sX=21.88

minutes. What is the standard error of the mean? Interpret this value in context.

Short Answer

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Standard error of mean value is4.892.

Step by step solution

01

Given Information

It is given that (x炉)=31.25

sx=21.88

n=20

02

Concept Used

Formula to be used is
SEx炉=sxn

03

Calculation

We can calculate standard error of mean as

SEx炉=sxn

=21.8820

=4.892

Hence, standard error of mean is4.892

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