How Many Observations Should Be Made If the Analyst Wants

question 143

Multiple Choice

How many observations should be made if the analyst wants to be 99.74 percent confident that the maximum error in the observed time is two seconds? Assume that the standard deviation of each task time is 4 seconds.

• A)5
• B)6
• C)25
• D)36
• E)49

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