A construction company wants to estimate how likely it is that one of the screws they use for their work will fail. They want a margin of error of 5%, but a 99% level of confidence. What is the sample size they will need to assure they have these specifications? Round to the nearest whole number.
A construction company wants to estimate how likely it is that one of the screws they use for their work will fail. They want a margin of error of 5%, but a 99% level of confidence. What is the sample size they will need to assure they have these specifications? Round to the nearest whole number.
Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
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A construction company wants to estimate how likely it is that one of the screws they use for their work will fail. They want a margin of error of 5%, but a 99% level of confidence. What is the sample size they will need to assure they have these specifications? Round to the nearest whole number.
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