What sample size should be taken for probability of error

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A utility requires service operators to answer telephone calls from customers in an average of 0.1 minutes or less, and either respond to them or refer the customer to the proper department within 0.5 minute. The manager is interested in estimating the actual overall time for both components, in total. A pilot study of 30 actual operator times was drawn, and the results are given in the following table. If the service manager wants to 95% confident that the overall time is correctly estimated, with a 3 percent probability of error, what sample size should be taken.

Component Mean time standard deviation
Answer 0.1023 0.0183
Service 0.5290 0.0902

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