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30 October, 12:21

How many commuters must be randomly selected to estimate the mean driving time of Chicago commuters? We want 95% confidence that the sample mean is within 5 minutes of the population mean, and the population standard deviation is known to be 7 minutes.

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  1. 30 October, 14:52
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    Answer: 25 computers will be selected

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Where: Z - value at 95% confidence = 1.96; SD = Standard deviation = 10 minutes; N = Sample size; Margin error = 4 minutesSubstituting; 4 = 1.96*10/Sqrt (N) Sqrt (N) = (1.96*10) / 4 = 4.9N = 4.9^2 = 24.01 ≈ 25
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