SOLUTION: A researcher wants to make a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion. A preliminary sample produced the sample proportion equal to .29. How large should the sample si
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Question 311666: A researcher wants to make a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion. A preliminary sample produced the sample proportion equal to .29. How large should the sample size be so that the maximum error of estimate is within .04 of the population proportion?
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A researcher wants to make a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion. A preliminary sample produced the sample proportion equal to .29. How large should the sample size be so that the maximum error of estimate is within .04 of the population proportion?
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n = [z/E]^2*(pq)
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n = [1.96/0.04]^2(0.29)(0.71) = 495 when rounded up
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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