document.write( "Question 866340: How many students must be randomly selected to estimate the mean weekly earnings of students at one
\n" ); document.write( "college? We want 95% confidence that the sample mean is within $3 of the population mean, and the population standard deviation is known to be $42.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"3+=+1.96%2842%2Fsqrt%28n%29%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "90% z =1.645
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\n" ); document.write( "98% z = 2.326
\n" ); document.write( "99% z = 2.576
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