SOLUTION: A researcher is interested in conducting a poll on the President’s approval rating. A margin of error of at most 2% is desired. How many people must be sampled to meet this require

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Question 931647: A researcher is interested in conducting a poll on the President’s approval rating. A margin of error of at most 2% is desired. How many people must be sampled to meet this requirement at the 95% confidence level if no preliminary estimate of p-hat is known?


Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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n = .50*.50(1.96/.02)^2 = 2401