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For a random sample of size n = 100 from a population with s = 8, the error term, E, for a 90% confidence interval

is ____(to nearest 0.01).


A. 0.05
B. 1.32
C. 10

Correct Answer: B.
For a 90% confidence interval we find z(0.05), the cut-off for the top 5% of the normal distribution. Looking up 0.95 in the middle of the table the reading to the row/column values, we get
1.645. Working with the formula for E we get E = 1.32.

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