Question: Can you please check my math? It doesn't look right because the sample size is pretty big and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Can you please check my math? It doesn't look right because the sample size is pretty big and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I think I calculated E wrong but I'm not sure how else to do it.

Suppose we wanted to calculate a 95% confidence interval for the population mean , and that the tolerable error (i.e., W) is one second (that is, 1/60 minutes). What sample size is needed to achieve these specifications? Please show all of your calculations.

equation: n=(z^2 ^2)/E^2E= W/2= (1/60)/2= 0.0083 = 0.083 (found in earlier problem) z=1.96

n= (1.96)^2(0.083)^2/ (0.0083)^2= 384 mountain goats

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