If the Standard Deviation of the Lifetime of a Vacuum

question 119

Short Answer

If the standard deviation of the lifetime of a vacuum cleaner is estimated to be 300 hours, how large of a sample must be taken in order to be 97% confident that the margin of error will not exceed 40 hours?

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Publicly Traded Company

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Greenmail

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