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x−Z s n μ<´x +Z s n n= z σ E: Sample Size for an Interval Estimate of a Population Mean
x−Z s n μ<´x +Z s n n= z σ E: Sample Size for an Interval Estimate of a Population Mean
Interval Estimation
Determining the Sample Size
1. A (1-α) 100% large sample CI for pop’n mean μ
s s Sample Size for an Interval Estimate of a
[ ( )
P x́−Z α
2 √n
< μ< x́ + Z α
2
( )]
√n
Population Mean
z σ 2 2
n=
( )
α
2
2. A (1-α) 100% small sample CI for pop’n mean μ E2
s s
[
P x́−t α
2
, n−1 ( )
√n
< μ< x́+t α
2
,n−1 √ n( )] Sample Size for an Interval Estimate of a
Population Proportion
z α 2 p (1− p)
3. A (1-α) 100% CI for pop’n proportion p
n=
( )
2
E2
[
P ^p −Z α
2
(√ )^p q^
n
< p< ^p + Z α
2
(√ )]
^p q^
n
2
( n1−1 ) s12 + ( n2 −1 ) s 22
Sp =
( n 1−1 ) + ( n2 −1 )
Ha Decision Rule Decision Rule
μ1 ≠ μ2 Z
Reject Ho if |Z c| ≥ α Reject Ho if |t c| ≥
tα
, n1+n2−2
2 2
μ1 > μ2 Reject Ho if Z c > Z α Reject Ho if t c > t α ,n +n −2 1 2
2
Total n-1 SST
MSTr
MSE