Solution: Sample Size. In Exercises 2532, find the sample size required to estimate the

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Sample Size. In Exercises 2532, find the sample size required to estimate the population mean.Mean Grade Point Average As part of a study of grade inflation, you want to estimate the mean grade point average of all current college studentsin the United States. All grade point averages are to be standardized for a scale between 0 and 4. How many grade point averages must be obtainedso that the sample mean is within 0.2 of the population mean? Assume that a 99% confidence level is desired. Also assume that a pilot study showedthat the population standard deviation is estimated to be 0.79. Does it make sense to collect the entire sample at your college?

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