Elementary Statistics (12th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0321836960
ISBN 13: 978-0-32183-696-0

Chapter 7 - Estimates and Sample Sizes - 7-4 Estimating a Population Standard Deviation or Variance - Basic Skills and Concepts - Page 369: 2

Answer

The derivation of the boundaries don't use the sum or difference of 2 expressions but they use the square root of an expression.

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The reason is that the derivation of the boundaries don't use the sum or difference of 2 expressions but they use the square root of an expression.
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