Theorem 10.5.4. Sample Size needed for \(\mu\) given Margin of Error.

Given confidence level \(1-\alpha\) and margin of error E, the sample size needed to determine an appropriate confidence interval satisfies
\begin{equation*} n \gt \left ( z_{\alpha /2} \frac{\sigma}{E} \right )^2 \end{equation*}

Proof.

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