The US Census Bureau Would Like to Estimate the Average Square

Multiple Choice

The U.S. Census Bureau would like to estimate the average square footage of a new single-family home with a 95% confidence interval and a margin of error within plus or minus 100 square feet. Assuming the standard deviation for the square footage of new single-family homes is 850 square feet, the required sample size is ----------.

A) 203
B) 278
C) 232
D) 295