Find the sample size necessary to estimate the mean IQ score
Find the sample size necessary to estimate the mean IQ score of statistics students such that it can be said with
95% confidence that the sample mean is ±22 IQ points of the true mean. Assume that the standard deviation is
19 and determine the required sample size.
N=....
Solution
Over here we have the margin of error = 22
n = sample size = { z * SD / m }2
SD = 19
z = 1.96 for 95% confidence interval
m = 22
Thus,
n = 2.86 students
or n = 3 students.
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