The US Census Bureau Would Like to Estimate the Average Square

question 19

Multiple Choice

The U.S. Census Bureau would like to estimate the average square footage of a new single-family home with a 95% confidence interval and a margin of error within plus or minus 100 square feet. Assuming the standard deviation for the square footage of new single-family homes is 850 square feet, the required sample size is ----------.

• A)203
• B)278
• C)232
• D)295

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