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Table 1.

Approximate guide for experimental design

θ	n
	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
0.85	5	7	8	10	12	15	18
0.8	7	9	12	16	20	26	32
0.75	9	13	17	24	33	44	60
0.7	11	17	26	37	54	78	112
0.65	15	24	38	59	92	143	221
0.6	19	34	57	97	163	272	455
0.55	26	48	90	165	301	548	998
0.5	35	72	146	293	588	1,177	2,356
0.45	49	110	248	553	1,231	2,737	6,048

θ	n
	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
0.85	5	7	8	10	12	15	18
0.8	7	9	12	16	20	26	32
0.75	9	13	17	24	33	44	60
0.7	11	17	26	37	54	78	112
0.65	15	24	38	59	92	143	221
0.6	19	34	57	97	163	272	455
0.55	26	48	90	165	301	548	998
0.5	35	72	146	293	588	1,177	2,356
0.45	49	110	248	553	1,231	2,737	6,048

This table enumerates how many observations (N) would be required to achieve a confidence in excess of 0.99 for various values of θ and n.