A researcher wants to find the weight of adult male sheep. A random sample of 37 adult male sheep indicated a standard deviation of the sheep weight to be 14.3 pounds. How many male sheep should be included in a sample to be 95% sure that the sample mean weight of all adult male sheep is within 1.5 pounds of the population mean weight?

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A researcher wants to find the weight of adult male sheep. A random sample of 37 adult male sheep indicated a standard deviation of the sheep weight to be 14.3 pounds. How many male sheep should be included in a sample to be 95% sure that the sample mean weight of all adult male sheep is within 1.5 pounds of the population mean weight?

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