A calibration experiment estimates a mean sensor bias using the confidence interval where the confidence level is fixed and the population standard deviation is known. The experiment currently has margin of error . The engineer now requires a margin of error at most . Ignoring integer rounding, what minimum multiplicative change in sample size is required?

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A calibration experiment estimates a mean sensor bias using the confidence interval    where the confidence level is fixed and the population standard deviation    is known. The experiment currently has margin of error   . The engineer now requires a margin of error at most   . Ignoring integer rounding, what minimum multiplicative change in sample size is required?

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The sample size must be quadrupled.

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The sample size must be tripled.

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The sample size must be doubled.

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No change is required if the sample mean remains unchanged.

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The sample size must be multiplied by   .

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