Math Problem Statement
Determine the minimum sample size required when you want to be
9595%
confident that the sample mean is within one unit of the population mean and
sigmaσequals=12.612.6.
Assume the population is normally distributed.
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Part 1
A
95 %95%
confidence level requires a sample size of
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Statistics
Confidence Intervals
Sample Size Calculation
Normal Distribution
Formulas
n = (Z * σ / E)^2
Z = 1.96 for 95% confidence level
σ = 12.6 (population standard deviation)
E = 1 (margin of error)
Theorems
Central Limit Theorem
Properties of Normal Distribution
Suitable Grade Level
Undergraduate Statistics
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