a. How large a sample size is necessary if the width of the 95% interval is to be 40? d. What sample size is necessary to estimate true aver- age porosity to within 2 with 99% confidence?

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c. How large a sample size is necessary if the width of
the 95% interval is to be 40?
d. What sample size is necessary to estimate true aver-
age porosity to within .2 with 99% confidence?
Transcribed Image Text:c. How large a sample size is necessary if the width of the 95% interval is to be 40? d. What sample size is necessary to estimate true aver- age porosity to within .2 with 99% confidence?
5. Assume that the helium porosity (in percentage) of coal
samples taken from any particular seam is nomally dis-
tributed with true standard deviation .75.
Transcribed Image Text:5. Assume that the helium porosity (in percentage) of coal samples taken from any particular seam is nomally dis- tributed with true standard deviation .75.
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