SOLUTION: What effect does the sample size have upon the maximum error of measurement?

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Question 787473: What effect does the sample size have upon
the maximum error of measurement?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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What effect does the sample size have upon
the maximum error of measurement?
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ME = z*s/sqrt(n)
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Notice that ME and "n" are inversely related.
As sample size increases ME decreases and vice versa.
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Stan H.