A population proportion is 0.3 . A sample of size 300  will be taken and the sample proportion p bar will be used to estimate the population proportion. Use z-table. Round your answers to four decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations. a. What is the probability that the sample proportion will be within plus or minus .04 of the population proportion?   b. What is the probability that the sample proportion will be within plus or minus .06 of the population proportion?

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A population proportion is 0.3 . A sample of size 300  will be taken and the sample proportion p bar will be used to estimate the population proportion. Use z-table.

Round your answers to four decimal places. Do not round intermediate calculations.

a. What is the probability that the sample proportion will be within plus or minus .04 of the population proportion?

 

b. What is the probability that the sample proportion will be within plus or minus .06 of the population proportion?

 

 

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