Question

Michelin Tires would like to estimate the average tire life of its Latitude Tour tire in terms of howmany miles it lasts. Assume the standard deviation for the tire life of this particular brand is 6000miles. Determine the sample size needed to construct a 95% confidence interval with a margin oferror within 2000 miles.ShowWork:

Answer 1

6 samples

Explanation:

Given :

Sample size, = n

Standard deviation, = 6000

Margin of Error = 2000

Confidence interval, α = 95%

Zcritical at 95% = 1.96

n = (Zcritical * σ) / margin of error

n = (1.96 * 6000) /2000

n = 11760 / 2000

n = 5.88

n = 6 samples