Question: How large of a sample do you need to estimate the average pounds of garbage within 2 pounds with 95% confidence? How large of a

- How large of a sample do you need to estimate the average pounds of garbage within 2 pounds with 95% confidence?
- How large of a sample do you need to estimate the proportion of homes that recycle within 10% and with 99% confidence? (Use .65 as the estimate of the true proportion since 39 of the 60 in the sample are recyclers)

METAL PAPER PLAS GLASS FOOD YARD TEXT OTHER TOTAL RECYCLE HHSIZE 1.09 2.41 0.27 0.86 1.04 0.38 0.05 4.65 10.76 NO 1.04 7.57 1.41 3.46 3.68 0.46 2.34 19.96 NO 2.57 1.55 2.19 4.52 4,43 0.24 0.5 3.6 2716 NO 3.02 8.82 2 83 4.92 2.08 0163 2.26 12.65 38.11 YES 1.6 8.72 2.19 6.31 6.3 0.15 0.56 2.18 27.9 YES 1.81 YES 2.1 2.49 1.46 0.36 2.14 21.9 3.57 11.42 3.05 5.81 9.62 4.76 0.21 10.83 49.27 YES 2.32 16.08 3.42 1.96 4.41 0.13 0.81 4.14 3:3.27 YES 1,89 5.38 2.1 17.67 2.73 3.86 0.66 0.25 35.54 YES 3.26 13.05 2.93 3.21 9.31 0.7 0.37 11.6 44.44 NO 45.17 YES 3.96 11.36 2.44 4.94 3.59 13.45 1.25 1.15 2.04 15 09 2.17 3.1 5.36 0.74 1.42 4.15 33.0 YES 0.99 28 1.41 1.39 1.47 0.82 0.44 1.03 10.35 NO YES 2.96 6.44 2 5.21 7.06 6.14 0.2 14.43 44.44 1.5 5.86 0.93 2.03 2.52 1.37 0.27 9.65 24.13 NO 2.43 11,08 297 1.74 1.75 147 0.39 2.54 37.6 YES 2.97 12 43 2.04 3.99 5.64 0.22 247 9.2 38.96 YES 1.42 6.05 3.65 5.26 1.93 0 0.86 17.17 YES NO 3.6 13.61 2.13 3.52 6.46 0 0.96 1.32 31.6 4.48 6.98 0.63 2.01 6.72 0.11 0.18 23.11 YES 1.36 14.33 1.53 2.21 5.78 0.5 0.17 1.62 27.56 NO 2.11 13.3 4.69 0.25 9.72 0.46 0.4 30.96 YES 2.02 3.67 145 6.85 5.52 0.68 0.03 23.22 NO 3.27 17.65 2 68 2.31 11.92 0.28 103 42.99 YES 51.9 YES 4.95 12.73 3.53 5.45 4.68 O.ET 19.89 3.83 1 49 2.04 4.76 0.42 0.51 0.12 20.2 YES 1.55 18.39 2.31 1.98 7.65 204 1.48 16.8 YES 1.41 5.33 192 3.54 219 3.85 0.03 0.04 19.02 YES 1.05 0.89 1.06 2.87 0.33 0.01 0.03 15.43 YES 9.41 0.B 2.7 5.09 0164 0.05 0271 20.71 NO 1.31 1.45 0.72 1.14 3.17 0.02 17.01 NO 2.5 0.01 2.35 12 32 2.66 12.24 24 7.87 1.73 0.78 45.35 YES 3.69 20.12 4.37 5.67 13.2 0 1.15 1.17 49.37 YES 3.61 7.72 092 2.43 2.07 0.63 18.06 NO 1.49 6.16 14 4,02 0.3 0.04 0 17.41 YES 1.36 7.98 1.45 6.45 4.27 0102 0.12 2.02 23.67 NO 1,73 9.64 1 68 1.89 1.87 0.01 1,73 19.13 YES 1.53 1.78 8.13 0.35 0.12 20.99 NO 0.94 0.05 1.33 10 9 1.46 2.90 3.51 0 0.39 0.59 21.18 YES 2.62 13.11 1.44 1.82 4.21 1.64 0.49 29.06 YES 1.25 3.25 1.36 2.89 3.34 2 60 .16 14.95 YES 0.26 1.65 0.38 0.99 0.77 0.34 0.0 1.43 NO 4.41 10 1.74 1.93 1.14 0.92 0.08 4.6 24.82 YES 3.22 3.95 2.35 3.61 1.45 0.09 1.12 20.8 YES 1.86 3.46 2.3 2.53 8.54 0.65 2.45 25.79 YES 1,76 1-14 3.76 0.92 1.12 0 0.04 14.62 YES 2.83 9.26 2 8A 1.32 5.14 56 0.35 2 03 28.41 NO 2.74 12 45 2.13 2.64 4.59 1.07 0.41 1.14 27.17 YES 4.63 10.58 5 28 12.33 2.90 2.94 15.65 54.47 YES 1,7 5.87 1.48 1.79 1.42 0 0.27 0159 13.12 YES 3.29 8.78 3.36 3.90 10 44 0.9 1.71 13.3 45.77 NO 1.22 11.03 2 83 4.44 3 4.3 1.95 6.02 34.79 YES 3.2 12 29 2 87 9.25 5.91 1.32 1.87 0.95 37.26 NO 3.05 30.58 2 06 4.02 16.81 0.47 1.52 2.13 51.58 YES 2.58 12 56 1.61 5.01 0.21 24.81 NO 1.67 3.92 1 58 1.59 0.13 0.2 1.13 26. 18 YES 0.85 3.45 1.15 0.85 3.85 0.02 1.04 11.25 NO 1.52 9.09 1.28 8.87 4.83 0.95 1.61 28.15 YES 1.37 3.69 358 3.64 1.78 O 11.14 NO 1,32 2.61 2.74 3.03 3.37 3.17 0.45 11.7 YES
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