SOLUTION: What is the smallest sample size if we want to estimate the population mean with a 95% confidence, a standard deviation of 60 and have the precision within (plus-minus) 5?
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Question 426942: What is the smallest sample size if we want to estimate the population mean with a 95% confidence, a standard deviation of 60 and have the precision within (plus-minus) 5?
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The smallest sample is thus 554.
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