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A private medical clinic wants to estimate the true mean annual income of its patients.?

A private medical clinic wants to estimate the true mean annual income of its patients.? The clinic needs to be within $500 of the true mean. The clinic estimates that the true population standard deviation is around $2,300. If the confidence level is 95%, find the required sample size in order to meet the desired accuracy.


a. 195
b. 80
c. 82
d. 101

Submitted: 1370 days ago
rich
 

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Submitted: 1370 days ago

ANSWER: c. Sample Size = 82

Why??

CHOOSING CHOOSING THE SAMPLE SIZE
n = [(z-critical value * s)/B]^2

z-critical value = 1.96 (associated with 95% confidence level)
s = STANDARD DEVIATION [2300]
B = BOUND ON THE ERROR OF ESTIMATION [500]

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