In a precise diet and nutrition study, you need to determine the average weight and average height of a group each to a precision of 1%. The minimum sample size required is w) 10 x) 100 y) 1000 z) 10,000

In a precise diet and nutrition study, you need to determine the average weight and average height of a group each to a precision of 1%. The minimum sample size required is w) 10 x) 100 y) 1000 z) 10,000 
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