A Researcher Conducted a Study of the Access Speed of 30

question 59

Multiple Choice

A researcher conducted a study of the access speed of 30 hard drives and concluded that his maximum error of estimate was 20. If he were to conduct a second study to reduce the maximum error of estimate to
4, about how many hard drives should he include in his new sample?

• A) 30
• B) 60
• C) 150
• D) 750

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