10 8. A pediatrician wants to do a new study to find the current mean birth weight of babies. The population standard deviation of birth weights is 531 grams. What is the minimum sample size of the new study if the pediatrician wants to be 99% confident and be within an error of 60 grams. Critical value = type your answer... Minimum sample size = type your answer...
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