In: Statistics and Probability
1. In this exercise, we examine the effect of the value of the
estimated standard deviation on determining the sample size
needed.
Find the sample size needed to give, with 90% confidence, a margin
of error within ±4, if the estimated standard deviation is σ˜=60.
If the estimated standard deviation is σ˜=20. If the estimated
standard deviation is σ˜=10.
σ˜=60 : | n=? |
σ˜=20 : | n= ? |
σ˜=10 : |
n=? |
2. In this exercise, we examine the effect of the confidence
level on determining the sample size needed.
Find the sample size needed to give a margin of error within ±2
with 99% confidence. With 95% confidence. With 90% confidence.
Assume that we use σ˜=30 as our estimate of the standard deviation
in each case.
99% : | n= ? |
95% : | n= ? |
90% : | n= ? |