Find the critical value zα/2 needed to construct a 79% confidence interval.
Solution:
c = 79% = 0.79
= 1- c = 1- 0.79 = 0.21
/2 = 0.212 = 0.105
1- (/2) = 1 - 0.105 = 0.895
Search the probability 0.895 in the Z table and see corresponding z value
= 1.254 or nearly 1.25
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