Health insurers and the federal government are both putting pressure on hospitals to shorten the average length of stay (LOS) of their patients.In 1996,the average LOS for non-heart patient was 4.6 days.A random sample of 20 hospitals in one state had a mean LOS for non-heart patients in 2000 of 3.8 days and a standard deviation of 1.2 days.Calculate a 95% confidence interval for the population mean LOS for non-heart patients in the state's hospitals in 2000.
A) [3.24 4.36]
B) [3.67 3.93]
C) [3.34 4.26]
D) [3.38 4.22]
E) [3.27 4.33]
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