A student records the repair cost for 17 randomly selected TVs. A sample mean of $73.10 and standard deviation of $16.01 are subsequently computed. Determine the 90% confidence interval for the mean repair cost for the TVs. Assume the population is approximately normal. Step 1 of 2: Find the critical value that should be used in constructing the confidence interval. Round your answer to three decimal places.

Determine if the sequence is geometric. if it is, find the common ratio. 1) -2, 2/3, -2/9, 2/27 2) 0,2,5,9 3) 2, -10, 50, -250 4) 1,4,16,64

Given the choice between receiving $1.000.000 in one month or a single penny-doubled everyday for the period of one month; which option would you choice? show your work to support your answer. (assume that 1 month=30 days)

At the olympic games, many events have several rounds of competition. one of these events is the men's 100-meter backstroke. the upper dot plot shows the times (in seconds) of the top 8 finishers in the final round of the 2012 olympics. the lower dot plot shows the times of the same 8 swimmers, but in the semifinal round. which pieces of information can be gathered from these dot plots? (remember that lower swim times are faster.) choose all answers that apply: a: the swimmers had faster times on average in the final round. b: the times in the final round vary noticeably more than the times in the semifinal round. c: none of the above.