For Inventory Purposes, a Grocery Store Manager Wants to Estimate

question 33

Short Answer

For inventory purposes, a grocery store manager wants to estimate the mean number of pounds of cat food sold per month. The estimate is desired to be within 10 pounds with a 95% level of confidence. A pilot study provided a standard deviation of 27.6 pounds. How many months should be sampled?

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