The pulse rates of 170 randomly selected adult males vary from a low of 44 bpm to a high of 124 bpm. Find the minimum sample size required to estimate the mean pulse rate of adult males. Assume that we want 99​% confidence that the sample mean is within 4 bpm of the population mean.

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The pulse rates of 170 randomly selected adult males vary from a low of 44 bpm to a high of 124 bpm. Find the minimum sample size required to estimate the mean pulse rate of adult males. Assume that we want 99​% confidence that the sample mean is within 4 bpm of the population mean. Complete parts​ (a) through​ (c) below.

 

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