Suppose that scores on the mathematics part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test for eighth-grade students follow a Normal distribution with standard deviation σ = 110 . You want to estimate the mean score within ± 10 with 90 % confidence. How large an SRS of scores must you choose? Give your answer as a whole number.

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Answer:

A sample size of at least 328 students is required.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have that to find our [tex]\alpha[/tex] level, that is the subtraction of 1 by the confidence interval divided by 2. So:

[tex]\alpha = \frac{1-0.9}{2} = 0.05[/tex]

Now, we have to find z in the Ztable as such z has a pvalue of [tex]1-\alpha[/tex].

So it is z with a pvalue of [tex]1-0.05 = 0.95[/tex], so [tex]z = 1.645[/tex]

Now, find the width M as such

[tex]M = z*\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}[/tex]

In which [tex]\sigma[/tex] is the standard deviation of the population and n is the size of the sample.

In this problem, we have that:

[tex]M = 10, \sigma = 110[/tex]

So:

[tex]M = z*\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}[/tex]

[tex]10 = 1.645*\frac{110}{\sqrt{n}}[/tex]

[tex]10\sqrt{n} = 180.95[/tex]

[tex]\sqrt{n} = 18.095[/tex]

[tex]n = 327.43[/tex]

A sample size of at least 328 students is required.

Answer:

A sample size of at least 328 students is required.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have that to find our  level, that is the subtraction of 1 by the confidence interval divided by 2. So:

Now, we have to find z in the Ztable as such z has a pvalue of .

So it is z with a pvalue of , so

Now, find the width M as such

In which  is the standard deviation of the population and n is the size of the sample.

In this problem, we have that:

So:

A sample size of at least 328 students is required.

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