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The population standard deviation for the heights of dogs, in inches, in a city is 3.4 inches. If we want to be 90% confident that the sample mean is within 1 inch of the true population mean, what is the minimum sample size that can be taken?

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Answer:

The minimize size that can be taken is - 31.28 or 31 .

Step-by-step explanation:

Lets calculate -

    Population standard deviation, [tex]\sigma=3.4 inches[/tex]

    Margin of error, E = 1

    Critical value , [tex]z_0_._0_5 =1.645[/tex]

Now , the size of the sample , [tex]n=(\frac{z\times \sigma}{E} )^2[/tex]

   Putting the given values ,

                    [tex]=(\frac{1.645\times 3.4}{1})^2[/tex]

                  = 31.28 or 31 .

The given table of the question has been attached here .

Hence , the answer is 31.

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