SOLUTION: Students at a certain school were surveyed, and it was estimated that 10% of college students abstain from drinking alcohol. To estimate this proportion in your school, how large
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Question 887990: Students at a certain school were surveyed, and it was estimated that 10% of college students abstain from drinking alcohol. To estimate this proportion in your school, how large a random sample would you need to estimate it to within 0.08 with probability 0.99, if before conducting the student (a) you are unwilling to predict the proportion value at your school and (b) you use the results from the surveyed school as guideline.
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