17. Congress You wish to estimate, with 95% confidence, the population proportion of U.S. adults who think Congress is doing a good or excellent job. Your estimate must be accurate within 4% of the population proportion. (a) No preliminary estimate is available. Find the minimum sample size needed. (b) Find the minimum sample size needed, using a prior survey that found that 25% of U.S. adults think Congress is doing a good or excellent job. (Source: Rasmussen Reports) (c) Compare the results from parts (a) and (b).

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17. Congress You wish to estimate, with 95% confidence, the population
proportion of U.S. adults who think Congress is doing a good or excellent
job. Your estimate must be accurate within 4% of the population proportion.
(a) No preliminary estimate is available. Find the minimum sample size
needed.
(b) Find the minimum sample size needed, using a prior survey that found
that 25% of U.S. adults think Congress is doing a good or excellent
job. (Source: Rasmussen Reports)
(c) Compare the results from parts (a) and (b).
Transcribed Image Text:17. Congress You wish to estimate, with 95% confidence, the population proportion of U.S. adults who think Congress is doing a good or excellent job. Your estimate must be accurate within 4% of the population proportion. (a) No preliminary estimate is available. Find the minimum sample size needed. (b) Find the minimum sample size needed, using a prior survey that found that 25% of U.S. adults think Congress is doing a good or excellent job. (Source: Rasmussen Reports) (c) Compare the results from parts (a) and (b).
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