Elementary Statistics: A Step-by-Step Approach with Formula Card 9th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Confidence Intervals and Sample - Review Exercises - Section 7-1 - Page 407: 3

Answer

28

Work Step by Step

Given $E=25, c=0.9, \sigma=80$ we have $\alpha/2=0.05, Z_{\alpha/2}=1.65$ then $n=(\frac{Z_{\alpha/2}\cdot\sigma}{E})^2=(\frac{1.65\times80}{25})^2\approx28$ The sample size should be at least 28.
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