Twenty-one students were asked at random how much they spent for classroom textbooks this semester. The sample standard deviation was found to be s=$28.70. How many more students should be included in the sample to be 90% sure that the sample mean x̄ is within $7 of the population mean μ for all students at this college? Take note of the number of sample size given.

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Section10.3: Measures Of Spread
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Twenty-one students were asked at random how much they spent for classroom textbooks this semester. The sample standard deviation was found to be s=$28.70. How many more students should be included in the sample to be 90% sure that the sample mean x̄ is within $7 of the population mean μ for all students at this college? Take note of the number of sample size given.

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