Calculate the confidence interval (Statistics problem)

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I am trying to calculate the confidence interval for this problem using my T-84, and it's driving me mad because I'm so close to the correct answer. The problem is

Homework Statement



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The answer to this problem is (22769.83, 30059.41) (This is an example problem.) When I try to duplicate this in my calculator, my answer is (22772,30058).

Homework Equations


I go to STAT>TESTS>7>STATS

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I put the data in like this
standard deviation: 8150
mean: 26414.62
n: 20
C-Level: 0.9544

Could someone tell me what I'm doing incorrectly, please.
 
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I'm not familiar with your calculator but my guess is some problem with the Z values. If you check you will see that 95.44% corresponds to a right and left tail are each of .0228 which in turn gives a z value of 2. Why don't you just check what 2 sample standard deviations from the sample mean get you?