The operations manager of a large production plant would like to estimate the average amount of time workers take to assemble a new electronic component. After observing a number of workers assembling similar devices, she guesses that the standard deviation is 7 minutes. How large a sample of workers should she take if she wishes to estimate the mean assembly time to within 22 seconds. Assume the confidence level to be 95.22%. Sample Size =

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The operations manager of a large production plant would like to estimate the average amount of time workers take to assemble a new electronic component. After observing a number of workers assembling similar devices, she guesses that the standard deviation is 7 minutes. How large a sample of workers should she take if she wishes to estimate the mean assembly time to within 22 seconds. Assume the confidence level to be 95.22%.

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