E as a % of a standard deviation

[John Jackson]

re: the formula:

      n       = (Z?/e)2


could you express E as a  % of a standard deviation .

In other words does a .02 error translate into .02/1 standard deviations,
assuming you are dealing w/a normal distribution?




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