Select the correct answer for the blank: If everything else stays the same, the required sample size as the confidence level decreases to reach the same margin of error.

The required sample size increases.

Step-by-step explanation:

The margin of error of a confidence interval is given by:

In which z is related to the confidence level(the higher the confidence level the higher z), is the standard deviation of the population and n is the size of the sample.

In this question:

The confidence level decreases, so z decreases.

For the margin of error to stay the same, the sample size also has to decrease.

The required sample size increases.

a

step-by-step explanation:

when a number is between two straight lines it means the absolute value.

to find absolute value you need to know how many numbers is that number away from 0.

when finding absolute value the number will always come out positive

so absolute value of -3 is 3

absolute value of 3/2 is 3/2

absolute value of -2 is 2

absolute value of 3.5 is 3.5

absolute value of -1 is 1

now put these numbers in order:

a)   |-1|, |3/2|, |-2|, |-3|, |3.5|