MATH 302_Week 5Test_Q3_Q4 Attempt1

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Question 3: The FDA regulates that fresh Albacore tuna fish that is consumed is allowed to contain 0.82 ppm of mercury or less. A laboratory is estimating the amount of mercury in tuna fish for a new company and needs to have a margin of error within 0.023 ppm of mercury with 97% confidence. Assume the population standard deviation is 0.143 ppm of mercury. What sample size is needed? Round up to the nearest integer, do not include any decimals. Answer: ___183 ___ Hide question 3 feedback Z-Critical Value = NORM.S.INV(.985) = 2.17009 n = Question 4: The population standard deviation for the height of college football players is 2.7 inches. If we want to estimate a 95% confidence interval for the population mean height of these players with a 0.65 margin of error, how many randomly selected players must be surveyed? (Round up your answer to nearest whole number, do not include any decimals) Answer: ___67 ___ Hide question 4 feedback Z-Critical Value = NORM.S.INV(.975) = 1.96 n =
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