SOLUTION: Determine the sample size if sample standard deviation s : 6, population mean : 25, sample mean = 23 and the degree of precision is 990/o

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Question 382189: Determine the sample size if sample
standard deviation s : 6, population mean : 25,
sample mean = 23 and the degree of precision is
990/o

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Determine the sample size if sample
standard deviation s : 6, population mean : 25,
sample mean = 23 and the degree of precision is
99%
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Since E = z*s/sqrt(n)
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n = [z*s/E]^2
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n = [2.5758*6/0.01]^2
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n = 1545^2
n = 2,388,563 when rounded up
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Cheers,
Stan H.