(a) Determine the minimum sample size required to construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean. Assume the population standard deviation is 3.13 milligrams. (b) The sample mean is 33 milligrams. Using the minimum sample size with a 95% level of confidence, does it seem likely that the population mean could be within 3% of the sample mean? within 0.3% of the sample mean? Explain. Click here to FIL C

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### Estimating Mean Cholesterol Content in Cheese

A cheese processing company wants to estimate the mean cholesterol content of all one-ounce servings of a type of cheese. The estimate must be within 0.73 milligrams of the population mean.

#### Tasks and Questions:
(a) Determine the minimum sample size required to construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean. Assume the population standard deviation is 3.13 milligrams.

(b) The sample mean is 33 milligrams. Using the minimum sample size with a 95% level of confidence, does it seem likely that the population mean could be within 3% of the sample mean? within 0.3% of the sample mean? Explain.

##### Useful Links:
- [Click here to view page 1 of the Standard Normal Table.](#)
- [Click here view page 2 of the Standard Normal Table.](#)

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#### Part (a)

The minimum sample size required to construct a 95% confidence interval is:
\[ \boxed{} \] servings.

*(Round up to the nearest whole number.)*
Transcribed Image Text:### Estimating Mean Cholesterol Content in Cheese A cheese processing company wants to estimate the mean cholesterol content of all one-ounce servings of a type of cheese. The estimate must be within 0.73 milligrams of the population mean. #### Tasks and Questions: (a) Determine the minimum sample size required to construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean. Assume the population standard deviation is 3.13 milligrams. (b) The sample mean is 33 milligrams. Using the minimum sample size with a 95% level of confidence, does it seem likely that the population mean could be within 3% of the sample mean? within 0.3% of the sample mean? Explain. ##### Useful Links: - [Click here to view page 1 of the Standard Normal Table.](#) - [Click here view page 2 of the Standard Normal Table.](#) --- #### Part (a) The minimum sample size required to construct a 95% confidence interval is: \[ \boxed{} \] servings. *(Round up to the nearest whole number.)*
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