Answer:
A.) 54 subjects
B.) 216 subjects
C.) doubling the accuracy results in 4 times the sample size
D.) 38 subjects
Decreasing confidence level decreases sample size. For fixed error margin, the lower the confidence level, the lower the sample size
Explanation:
Standard deviation (s) = 7.5 hours
A.)
Error margin 'E' = 2
Confidence level = 0.95
α = 1 - 0.95 = 0.05, α/2 = 0.025
Z - value at α/2 = 0.025 = 1.96
Sample size = [(1.96 × 7.5)/2]^2
Sample size = 7.35^2 = 54.022
54 subjects
B.) E = 1
Sample size = [(1.96 × 7.5)/1]^2
Sample size = 14.7^2 = 216.09
216 subjects
C.) from the above, doubling the accuracy results in 4 times the sample size.
D.) Using a confidence interval of 90%
Error margin 'E' = 2
Confidence level = 0.90
α = 1 - 0.90 = 0.1, α/2 = 0.05
Z - value at α/2 = 0.05 = 1.645
Sample size = [(1.645 × 7.5)/2]^2
Sample size = 6.16875^2 = 38.05
=38 subjects
Decreasing confidence level decreases sample size. For fixed error margin, the lower the confidence level, the lower the sample size