We want to determine the mean weight of a certain type of fish. If we also want to estimate u to within 0.05 gram with a confidence level of 0.95, how large must the sample be if o is 2.5?

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We want to determine the mean weight of a certain type of fish. If we also want to estimate u to within 0.05 gram with a confidence level of 0.95, how large must the sample be if o is 2.5?

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Critical values: Using the z-table, the critical value at 95% confidence level for two tailed test is,

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