Multiple Choice
A group of biologists wish to study the life span of the common housefly.They want to estimate the mean life span with 80% confidence and a width on the interval of estimation no greater than 1 hr.How many samples should they draw if a previous study indicates that the standard deviation of life span is 2.43 hr?
A) 10
B) 39
C) 230
D) 9
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