To estimate the mean earnings forecast for a large company, an investor looked up earnings forecasts from six financial analysts. The six forecasts he found were 200, 220, 300, 185, 210, and 210 (in millions). Suppose the investor knows the population standard deviation is 25 million. Calculate a 95% confidence interval of the population mean earnings forecast.

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The Answer of To estimate the mean earnings forecast for a large company, an investor looked up earnings forecasts from six financial analysts. The six forecasts he found were 200, 220, 300, 185, 210, and 210 (in millions). Suppose the investor knows the population standard deviation is 25 million. Calculate a 95% confidence interval of the population mean earnings forecast.

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