Determine the Sample Size Necessary for Estimating the Population Mean

question 96

Multiple Choice

Determine the Sample Size Necessary for Estimating the Population Mean within a Specified Margin of Error
-A standardized test has a mean of 104 and a standard deviation of 16. We want to be 98% certain that we are within 4 points of the true mean. Determine the required sample size.

• A) 87
• B) 10
• C) 191
• D) 1

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