A researcher was commissioned to find out the proportion of students who use mobile phones in online learning. The company who commissioned the researcher wanted to know with 99% confidence the true proportion of students who are actually using smartphone es. How many samples should be surveyed if the past survey showed that 475 of 500 students are using smartphones?

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A researcher was commissioned to find out the proportion of students who use mobile phones in online learning. The company who commissioned the researcher wanted to know with 99% confidence the true proportion of students who are actually using smartphone es. How many samples should be surveyed if the past survey showed that 475 of 500 students are using smartphones?    
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