A population of 2,150 people  leave to an interview to find out if they are in favor of a candidate for municipal president. The intention is to know the acceptance towards the candidate and the study  will be done through a sample. What should be the minimum sample size that meets an error standard of 0.02 and a reliability of 90%?

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A population of 2,150 people  leave to an interview to find out if they are in favor of a candidate for municipal president. The intention is to
know the acceptance towards the candidate and the study  will be done through a sample. What should be the minimum sample size that meets an error standard of 0.02 and a reliability of 90%?

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