If the Population Standard Deviation of the Lifetime of Washing

question 75

Short Answer

If the population standard deviation of the lifetime of washing machines is estimated to be 1000 hours, how large a sample must be taken in order to be 95% confident that the margin of error will not exceed 100 hours?

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