The Sample Size Needed to Estimate a Population Mean Within

question 134

Multiple Choice

The sample size needed to estimate a population mean within 2 units with a 95% confidence when the population standard deviation equals 8 is

• A)62
• B)61
• C)8
• D)None of these choices.

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