2 The times taken for customers' phone complaints to be handled were monitored regularly by a company. During a particular week a researcher checked a random sample of 20 complaints and the times, \(x\) minutes, taken to handle the complaints are summarised by \(\Sigma x = 337.5\). Handling times may be assumed to have a normal distribution with mean \(\mu\) minutes and standard deviation 3.8 minutes.
- Calculate a \(98 \%\) confidence interval for \(\mu\).
During the same week two other researchers each calculated a \(98 \%\) confidence interval for \(\mu\) based on independent samples.
- Calculate the probability that at least one of the three intervals does not contain \(\mu\).
- State two ways in which the calculation in part (i) would differ if the standard deviation were unknown.