Question

In a sample of 200 households, the mean number of hours spent on social networking sites during the month of January was 55 hours. In a much larger study, the standard deviation was determined to be 7 hours. Assume the population standard deviation is the same. What is the 99% confidence interval for the mean hours devoted to social networking in January?

Answer 1

99% confidence level is mean \(\pm\) 2.58 standard deviations.