4. slope: -y-intercept : -2
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is the mean of
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7.44: For a sample of size <em>n</em>, the sample standard deviation would be . We want to find <em>n</em> such that
Comparing to the equation from the previous part, this means we would need
so a sample of at least 157 men would be sufficient.
