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Use the given degree of confidence and sample data to find a confidence interval for the population standard deviation ?.
Assume that the population has a normal distribution. Round the confidence interval limits to one more decimal place than is used for the original set of data.
-The daily intakes of milk (in ounces) for ten randomly selected people were:
10.218.031.728.716.924.929.515.525.015.8\begin{array} { l l l l l } 10.2 & 18.0 & 31.7 & 28.7 & 16.9 \\24.9 & 29.5 & 15.5 & 25.0 & 15.8\end{array}
Find a 99%99 \% confidence interval for the population standard deviation σ\sigma .


A) 0.96oz<σ<3.53oz0.96 \mathrm { oz } < \sigma < 3.53 \mathrm { oz }
B) 4.33oz<σ<14.83oz4.33 \mathrm { oz } < \sigma < 14.83 \mathrm { oz }
C) 4.48oz<σ<16.51oz4.48 \mathrm { oz } < \sigma < 16.51 \mathrm { oz }
D) 4.48oz<σ<14.83oz4.48 \mathrm { oz } < \sigma < 14.83 \mathrm { oz }

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