Eight instances of a worker doing a task were observed as follows:    How many observations would be needed to be 99.74 percent confident that the maximum error is 5 percent of the observed time? Assume that the standard deviation of the task time is two seconds.

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Eight instances of a worker doing a task were observed as follows:

  

How many observations would be needed to be 99.74 percent confident that the maximum error is 5 percent of the observed time? Assume that the standard deviation of the task time is two seconds.

Observation
Time (seconds)
3
4
13
14
8
17
18
15
15
16
12
N 00
Transcribed Image Text:Observation Time (seconds) 3 4 13 14 8 17 18 15 15 16 12 N 00
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Confidence level = 99.74%Maximum error = 5%Standard deviation of the task time = 2 seconds

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