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anzhelika [568]
3 years ago
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We intend to estimate the average driving time of a group of commuters. From a previous study, we believe that the average time

is 42 minutes with a standard deviation of 10 minutes. We want our 90 percent confidence interval to have a margin of error of no more than plus or minus 2 minutes. What is the smallest sample size that we should consider
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1 answer:
ValentinkaMS [17]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

The smallest sample size that we should consider is 68.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have that to find our \alpha level, that is the subtraction of 1 by the confidence interval divided by 2. So:

\alpha = \frac{1 - 0.9}{2} = 0.05

Now, we have to find z in the Ztable as such z has a pvalue of 1 - \alpha.

That is z with a pvalue of 1 - 0.05 = 0.95, so Z = 1.645.

Now, find the margin of error M as such

M = z\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}

In which \sigma is the standard deviation of the population and n is the size of the sample.

Standard deviation of 10 minutes.

This means that \mu = 10

What is the smallest sample size that we should consider?

This is n for which M = 2. So

M = z\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}

2 = 1.645\frac{10}{\sqrt{n}}

2\sqrt{n} = 1.645*10

\sqrt{n} = 1.645*5

(\sqrt{n})^2 = (1.645*5)^2

n = 67.7

Rounding up:

The smallest sample size that we should consider is 68.

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