1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
Suppose that an investigator believes that virtually all values in the population are between 38 and 70. The appropriate sample size for estimating the true population mean within 2 units with 95% confidence level is approximately how much?
2. Relevant equations
Variance of the sampling distribution of size n = Variance of the population distribution / n
3. The attempt at a solution
I think I'm solving
1.96(SD of the sampling distribution of size n)=2
But I don't think there's any information given on the population variance so I don't know what to do.
Suppose that an investigator believes that virtually all values in the population are between 38 and 70. The appropriate sample size for estimating the true population mean within 2 units with 95% confidence level is approximately how much?
2. Relevant equations
Variance of the sampling distribution of size n = Variance of the population distribution / n
3. The attempt at a solution
I think I'm solving
1.96(SD of the sampling distribution of size n)=2
But I don't think there's any information given on the population variance so I don't know what to do.
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