For the sample standard deviation(s) for situations involving means, explain whether it affects the width of a confidence interval, the center of a confidence interval, neither, or both.

Affects the width of a confidence interval, as the margin of error is a function of the sample standard deviation.

Step-by-step explanation:

When we have the standard deviation for the sample, the t-distribution is used to solve the question.

It does not affect the center of the interval, which is a function only of the sample mean.

Width of a confidence interval:

The width of a confidence interval is a function of the margin of error, which is:

In which s is related to the sample standard deviation. Thus, since s and M are directly proportional, a higher standard deviation makes the interval wider, lower standard deviation makes the interval narrower, and thus, the sample standard deviation affects the the width of a confidence interval.

the mistake in the pattern is that :

b. the decimal point was moved one too many place values each time

the correct pattern could be made by :

b. moving the decimal point to the right the same numbers of place values as the exponents

i think there was a typo. you wrote pat brings 3 quarts of ice-cream to the party. each serving of ice-cream is 1 6 quart. how many total servings of ice-cream does pat bring to the party? i think the bold is supposed to be 1/6. so 1 quart of ice cream = 6 servings. 6 * 3 = 18.