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A standard placement test has a mean of 115 and a standard deviation of mean = 10. Determine the minimum sample size if we want to be 90% certain that we are within 2 points of the true mean.
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\n" ); document.write( "n = [z*sigma/E]^2
\n" ); document.write( "n = [1.645*10/2]^2
\n" ); document.write( "n = 67.65
\n" ); document.write( "Round up to n = 68
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