Chapter 8: Q.36 (page 479)
Using the same mean, standard deviation, and level of confidence, suppose that n were 69 instead of 25. Would the error bound become larger or smaller? How do you know?
Short Answer
The error bound will become smaller.
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Chapter 8: Q.36 (page 479)
Using the same mean, standard deviation, and level of confidence, suppose that n were 69 instead of 25. Would the error bound become larger or smaller? How do you know?
The error bound will become smaller.
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