You want to obtain a sample to estimate a population mean. Based
on previous evidence, you believe the population standard deviation
is approximately σ=72.7. You would like to be 99% confident that
your esimate is within 3 of the true population mean. How large of
a sample size is required?
n =
Given that,
standard deviation =s = =72.7
Margin of error = E = 3
At 99% confidence level the z is,
= 1 - 99%
= 1 - 0.99 = 0.01
/2 = 0.005
Z/2 = 2.576
sample size = n = [Z/2* / E] 2
n = ( 2.576* 72.7/ 3 )2
n =3896.888
Sample size = n =3897
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