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    Hi, I am Michael.
    I have a question about sample mean n confidence interval.

    Let X1,X2, . . . ,Xn denote a random sample of a Gamma(3,λ) and X-bar
    is the sample mean.
    (a) Describe the distribution of the sample mean X-bar.
    I am quite confused about sample mean of distributions. Is it the chi squared? How should I should describe?

    (b) Use (a) to construct a lower 95% confidence interval for λ, of the
    form (0, U)
    (c) Use (a) to construct an upper 95% confidence interval for λ, of
    the form (L,∞)

    For (b) n (c), are we gonna use pivotal quantity method 2nλ*X-bar~Gamma (n,1/2)=χ2(2N)? If yes, how can i find χ2 for (1-α/2) and χ2 for (α/2)?


    Please HELP!!!
    Thanks in advance for any help!!!!
    Last edited by michael98764; 04-18-2011 at 01:42 PM.

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