A marketing research company desires to know the mean consumption of milk per week among males over age 25. They believe that the milk consumption has a mean of 2.5 liters, and want to construct a 85% confidence interval with a maximum error of 0.07 liters. Assuming a variance of 1.21 liters, what is the minimum number of males over age 25 they must include in their sample? Round your answer up to the next integer.

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A marketing research company desires to know the mean consumption of milk per week among males over age 25. They believe that the milk consumption has a mean of 2.5 liters, and want to construct a 85% confidence interval with a maximum error of 0.07 liters. Assuming a variance of 1.21 liters, what is the minimum number of males over age 25 they must include in their sample? Round your answer up to the next integer.

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Isaiah · Answer 1

Answer: the minimum number of males over age 25 they must include in their sample n = 306

Step-by-step explanation:

Given;

Mean of milk consumption = 2.5litres

Maximum error E = 0.07

Variance S = 1.21 litres

Confidence interval of 85%

Z' = t (0.075) = 1.44

the minimum number of males over age 25 they must include in their sample = n

n = (Z'*S/E) ^2

n = (1.44 * 0.85/0.07) ^2

n = (17.4857) ^2

n = 305.75

n = 306