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Estimates and Sample Size With One Sample: © The Mcgraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2000
Estimates and Sample Size With One Sample: © The Mcgraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2000
Chapter 6
6-1 Introduction
6-3 Estimating a Population
Mean with: known
6-4 Estimating a Population
Mean with: unknown
X z X z
n
2
n 2
one gets
one gets
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6-20 6-3 Confidence Intervals - Example
5 5
104 (2.58)
. ( ) 104 (2.58)( )
30 30
104 2.4 104 2.4
. 106.4.
1016
Hence, one can say, with 99%
confidence, that the average pulse
rate is between 1016 . and 106.4
beats per minute, based on 30 users.
z 2
2
n
E
where E is the maximum error
of estimate or margin of error.
If necessary, round the answer up
to obtain a whole number.
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6-3 Minimum Sample Size Needed for an Interval
6-22 Estimate of the Population Mean - Example
z
2
in n gives
2
E
(2.58)(3)
2
n = 59.9 60.
1
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6-4 Characteristics of the
6-24 t-Distribution
s s
X t 2 X t 2
n n
0.08 0.08
0.32–(2.262) 0.32 (2.262)
10 10
0.26 0.38