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Suppose that X1.....Xn form a random sample from a normal distribuiton for which both the mean mu and variance s^2 are unknown; and let the random variable L denote the length of the shortest confidence interval for mu that can be constructed from the observed values in the sample. Find the value E(L^2) for sample size n = 8 and confidence coefficient c = 0.95. 2.8 s^2 3 mu^2 + 3 s^2 s^2 5 s^2

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Carlos Rodriguez <carlos@math.albany.edu>

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