An Economist Is Interested in Studying the Incomes of Consumers

question 33

Multiple Choice

An economist is interested in studying the incomes of consumers in a particular country. The population standard deviation is known to be $1,000. A random sample of 50 individuals resulted in a
Mean income of $15,000. What total sample size would the economist need to use for a 95%
Confidence interval if the width of the interval should not be more than $100?

• A) n = 1537
• B) n = 385
• C) n = 40
• D) n = 20

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