Suggest a fundamentally and conceptually different way that is always under the control of the researcher of making the margin of error smaller.

Step-by-step explanation:

First, we may wonder, what does the term margin of error mean? Put simply, the margin of error is a measure of the degree to which research results do not reflect the views of the total studied population. In other words, it tells readers how much confidence they should have in the results presented.

It has often been suggested that a fundamentally and conceptually effective way that is always under the control of the researcher of making the margin of error smaller is to increase the sample size of the research. This basically involves collecting more sample data which thus leads to a closer estimate of the view of the entire population.

d. 24+-0.114

step-by-step explanation:

the question requires us to calculate the approximate 95% confidence interval for the mean number of ounces of ketchup per bottle in the sample given the following statistics;

sample mean = 24

standard deviation, σ = 0.4

sample size , n = 49

the confidence interval for a population mean is calculated using the formula;

sample mean ± z-score*(σ/sqrt(n))

the z-score associated with a 95% confidence interval, from the standard normal tables, is;

1.96

substituting these values into the formula;

24 ± 1.96*(0.4/7)

= 24 ± 0.112

from the alternatives given, choice d is closest to the above expression;