Variance in ring games (statistics experts out there?)

[youwereborn]

How many hands would I have to play in a normal(no-limit) ring game in order to get a solid ( +- 5%) idea of how much $ I am making an hour. Lets assume only playing one table at a time. I have no idea where to even begin this.

[Stephen Gray]

Please read this post:
Confidence Intervals by Homer (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=inet&Number=1342415&fpart= 1&PHPSESSID=)