experience shows that consumers may patronize restaurants as far as about 3 km. How large a sample is needed to estimate the mean distance traveled to restaurants of all consumers if the error of estimation should be within 100m and the probability of being correct should be 99%?

experience shows that consumers may patronize restaurants as far as about 3 km. How large a sample is needed to estimate the mean distance traveled to restaurants of all consumers if the error of estimation should be within 100m and the probability of being correct should be 99%?

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

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Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability

Section11.1: Stem-and-leaf Plots And Histograms

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Past experience shows that consumers may patronize restaurants as far as about 3 km. How large a sample is needed to estimate the mean distance traveled to restaurants of all consumers if the error of estimation should be within 100m and the probability of being correct should be 99%?

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