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Use the given degree of confidence and sample data to find a confidence interval for the population standard deviation σ.
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 football coach randomly selected ten players and timed how long each player took to perform a certain drill. The times (in minutes) were: 9715615\begin{array} { l l l l l } 9 & 7 & 15 & 6 & 15 \end{array}
1286145\begin{array} { l l l l l } 12 & 8 & 6 & 14 & 5 \end{array}
Find a 95%95 \% confidence interval for the population standard deviation σ\sigma .


A) 2.7 min<σ<6.6 min2.7 \mathrm {~min} < \sigma < 6.6 \mathrm {~min}
B) 2.7 min<σ<7.2 min2.7 \mathrm {~min} < \sigma < 7.2 \mathrm {~min}
C) 2.6 min<σ<6.6 min2.6 \mathrm {~min} < \sigma < 6.6 \mathrm {~min}
D) 0.8 min<σ<2.4 min0.8 \mathrm {~min} < \sigma < 2.4 \mathrm {~min}

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