ssume that the helium porosity (in percentage) of coal samples taken from any particular seam is normally distributed with true standard deviation 0.78. (c) How large a sample size is necessary if the width of the 95% interval is to be 0.31? (Round your answer up to the nearest whole number.)

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Assume that the helium porosity (in percentage) of coal samples taken from any particular seam is normally distributed with true standard deviation 0.78.

(c) How large a sample size is necessary if the width of the 95% interval is to be 0.31? (Round your answer up to the nearest whole number.)

? specimens

(I have answers for a, b, and d I just need help with c, the answer is not 24.32) 

 

Assume that the helium porosity (in percentage) of coal samples taken from any particular seam is normally distributed with true standard deviation 0.78.
(a) Compute a 95% CI for the true average porosity of a certain seam if the average porosity for 21 specimens from the seam was 4.85. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
4.52
5.18
(b) Compute a 98% CI for true average porosity of another seam based on 11 specimens with a sample average porosity of 4.56. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
( 4.01
5.11
(c) How large a sample size is necessary if the width of the 95% interval is to be 0.31? (Round your answer up to the nearest whole number.)
25
X specimens
(d) What sample size is necessary to estimate true average porosity to within 0.21 with 99% confidence? (Round your answer up to the nearest whole number.)
92
specimens
You may need to use the appropriate table in the Appendix of Tables to answer this question.
Transcribed Image Text:Assume that the helium porosity (in percentage) of coal samples taken from any particular seam is normally distributed with true standard deviation 0.78. (a) Compute a 95% CI for the true average porosity of a certain seam if the average porosity for 21 specimens from the seam was 4.85. (Round your answers to two decimal places.) 4.52 5.18 (b) Compute a 98% CI for true average porosity of another seam based on 11 specimens with a sample average porosity of 4.56. (Round your answers to two decimal places.) ( 4.01 5.11 (c) How large a sample size is necessary if the width of the 95% interval is to be 0.31? (Round your answer up to the nearest whole number.) 25 X specimens (d) What sample size is necessary to estimate true average porosity to within 0.21 with 99% confidence? (Round your answer up to the nearest whole number.) 92 specimens You may need to use the appropriate table in the Appendix of Tables to answer this question.
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Step 1- Writing given data

Given that 

The data is normally distributed.

Standard deviation (σ) = 0.78

Confidence level (c) = 95% 

Class width = 0.31

 

We know that 

Margin of error (E) =Class width 2

Margin of error (E) = Zcσn

 

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