A research scientist wants to know how many times per hour a certain strand of bacteria reproduces. He wants to construct the 95% confidence interval with a maximum error of 0.09 reproductions per hour. Assuming that the mean is 6.6 reproductions and the variance is known to be 4.84, what is the minimum sample size required for the estimate? Round your answer up to the next integer.

The minimum sample size is    

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question we are told that

    The margin of error is  

    The sample mean is  

     The variance is  

Generally the standard deviation is mathematically represented as

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From the question we are told the confidence level is  95% , hence the level of significance is    

=>  

Generally from the normal distribution table the critical value  of   is  

Generally the sample size is mathematically represented as  

=>  

=>      

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answer:

a(n) - a(n-1) -3

discussion:

this ones a bit interesting. given a(n) = 5 - 3n consider this:

a(n-1) = 5 - 3(n-1)

          = (5 - 3n) + 3             => but a(n) = 5 - 3n, the first term

          = a(n)   + 3                 => subtract 3 from both sides

a(n-1) -3 = a(n)  

or

a(n) - a(n-1) -3

you,

mrb