A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of infants. How large a sample must she select if she desires to be 90% confident that the true mean is within 4 ounces of the sample mean? The population standard deviation of the birth weights is known to be 8 ounces

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A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of infants. How large a sample must she select if she desires to be 90% confident that the true mean is within 4 ounces of the
1 30
sample
mean? The population standard deviation of the birth weights is known to be 8 ounces.
ОА 4
OB. 10
OC. 11
OD. 3
Transcribed Image Text:A nurse at a local hospital is interested in estimating the birth weight of infants. How large a sample must she select if she desires to be 90% confident that the true mean is within 4 ounces of the 1 30 sample mean? The population standard deviation of the birth weights is known to be 8 ounces. ОА 4 OB. 10 OC. 11 OD. 3
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