The distribution of claim size under a certain class of policy is modelled as a normal random variable, and previous years records indicate that the standard deviation is £120. Calculate the width of a 95% confidence interval for the mean claim size if sample of size 100 is available.  Determine the minimum sample size required to ensure that a 95% confidence interval for the mean claim size is of width at most £10. Comment briefly on the comparison of the confidence intervals in (i) and (ii) with respect to widths and sample sizes used.

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The distribution of claim size under a certain class of policy is modelled as a normal random variable, and previous years records indicate that the standard deviation is £120.

  1. Calculate the width of a 95% confidence interval for the mean claim size if sample of size 100 is available. 
  2. Determine the minimum sample size required to ensure that a 95% confidence interval for the mean claim size is of width at most £10.
  3. Comment briefly on the comparison of the confidence intervals in (i) and (ii) with respect to widths and sample sizes used.
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