Question

A research company desires to know the mean consumption of meat per week among males over age 27. They believe that the meat consumption has a mean of 4.7

pounds, and want to construct a 98 % confidence interval with a maximum error of 0.09 pounds. Assuming a variance of 1 pounds, what is the minimum number of
males over age 27 they must include in their sample? Round your answer up to the next integer.

Answer 1

To construct a 98% confidence interval with a maximum error of 0.09 pounds and assuming a variance of 1 pound, the minimum sample size can be calculated using the formula:

n = (2 * standard error of the mean / margin of error)^2

Plugging in the values, we get:

n = (2 * (1 / sqrt(n)) / 0.09)^2

Solving for n, we get n = 832.6. Rounding up to the next integer, the minimum number of males over age 27 they must include in their sample is 833.

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