A researcher wishes to estimate the percentage of adults who support abolishing the penny. What size sample should be obtained if he wishes the estimate to be within 4 percentage points with 95% confidence if (a) he uses a previous estimate of 38%? (b) he does not use any prior estimates? Click here to view the standard normal distribution table (page 1). Click here to view the standard normal distribution table (page 2). (a) n= (Round up to the nearest integer.) (b) n= (Round up to the nearest integer.)

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Standard Normal Distribution Table (page 2)
Asca
Standard Nomal Distribution
0.00
0.01
0,02
0.03
0.04
0.05
0,06
0.07
0.08
0.09
0.5040
0.5438
0.5832
0,5120
0.5517
0.5910
0.5160
0.5557
0.5948
0,5239
0,5636
0.6026
0.6406
0.6772
0,5319
0.5714
0.6103
0.6480
0.6844
0.5359
0.5753
0.6141
0.0
0.1
0.5000
0.5398
0.5793
0.6179
0.6554
0.5080
0.5478
0.5871
0.6255
0.6628
0.5199
0.5596
0.5987
0.5279
0.5675
0.6064
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.6217
0.6591
0.6293
0.6664
0.6331
0.6700
0.6368
0.6736
0.6443
0.6808
0.6517
0.6879
0.6950
0.7291
0.7611
0,7054
0.7389
0.7704
0.7995
0.8264
0,7123
0.7454
0.7764
0.7157
0.7486
0.7794
0.8078
0.8340
0.7224
0.7549
0.5
0.6915
0.7257
0.7580
0.7881
0.8159
0.6985
0.7324
0.7642
0.7019
0.7357
0.7673
0.7967
0,8238
0.7088
0.7422
0.7734
0.8023
0.8289
0,7190
0,7517
0.6
0,7
0.8
0.9
0.7910
0.8186
0.7939
0.8212
0.8051
0.8315
0.7823
0.8106
0.8365
0.7852
0.8133
0.8389
0,8413
0.8643
0.8849
0.9032
0.9192
0.8461
0.8686
0.8888
0.8531
0.8749
0.8944
0.9115
0.9265
0.8599
0.8810
0.8997
0.8577
1.0
1.1
1.2
0.8438
0.8665
0.8869
0.8485
0.8708
0.8907
0.8508
0.8729
0.8925
0.9099
0.9251
0,8554
0,8770
0.8962
0.9131
0.9279
0.8790
0.8980
0.9147
0.9292
0.8621
0.8830
0.90 15
0.9177
0.9319
1.3
1.4
0.9049
0.9207
0.9082
0.9236
0.9162
0.9306
0.9066
0.9222
0.9357
0.9474
0.9573
0.9656
0.9726
0.9370
0.9484
0.9394
0.9505
0.9599
0.9678
0.9744
0.9406
0.9515
0.9608
0.9686
0.9750
0.9418
0.9525
0.9616
0.9429
0.9535
0.9625
0.9699
0.9761
0.9441
0.9545
0.9633
0.9706
0,9767
1.5
0.9332
0.9452
0.9554
0.9641
0,9713
0.9345
0.9463
0.9564
0.9649
0.9719
0.9382
0.9495
0.9591
0.9671
0.9738
1.6
0.9582
0.9664
0.9732
1.7
1.8
1.9
0.9693
0.9756
0.9788
0.9834
0.9871
0.9901
0.9925
0.9808
0.9850
2.0
2.1
2.2
0.9772
0.9821
0.9861
0.9893
0.9918
0.9778
0.9826
0.9864
0.9896
0.9920
0.9783
0.9830
0.9868
0.9898
0.9922
0.9793
0.9838
0.9875
0.9904
0.9927
0.9798
0.9842
0.9878
0.9906
0.9929
0.9803
0.9846
0.9881
0.9909
0.9931
0.9812
0.9854
0.9887
0.9817
0,9857
0.9890
0.9916
0.9936
0.9884
0.9913
0.9934
0.9911
2.3
2.4
0.9932
2.5
2.6
2.7
0.9938
0.9953
0.9965
0.9974
0.9981
0.9940
0.9955
0.9966
0.9975
0.9982
0.9941
0.9956
0.9967
0.9976
0,9982
0.9943
0.9957
0.9968
0.9945
0.9959
0.9969
0.9946
0.9960
0.9970
0.9978
0.9984
0.9948
0.9961
0.9971
0.9979
0.9985
0.9949
0.9962
0.9972
0.9979
0.9985
0.9951
0.9963
0.9973
0.9980
0.9986
0.9952
0.9964
0.9974
0.9981
0,9986
2.8
2.9
0.9977
0.9977
0,9083
0.9984
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3.0
3.1
3.2
0.9987
0.9990
0.9993
0.9995
0.9997
0.9987
0.9991
0.9993
0.9995
0.9997
0.9987
0.9991
0.9994
0.9905
0.9997
0.9988
0.9991
0.9994
0.9996
0.9997
0.9988
0.9992
0.9994
0.9989
0.9992
0.9994
0.9996
0.9997
0.9989
0.9992
0.9994
0.9996
0,9997
0.9989
0.9992
0.9995
0,9990
0.9993
0.9995
0.9996
0.9997
0.9990
0.9993
0.9995
0.9997
0.9998
0.9996
0,.9997
3.3
0.9996
3.4
0.9997
0,00
0.01
0,02
0.03
0.04
0.05
0,06
0,07
0.08
0.09
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Transcribed Image Text:Standard Normal Distribution Table (page 2) Asca Standard Nomal Distribution 0.00 0.01 0,02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0,06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.5040 0.5438 0.5832 0,5120 0.5517 0.5910 0.5160 0.5557 0.5948 0,5239 0,5636 0.6026 0.6406 0.6772 0,5319 0.5714 0.6103 0.6480 0.6844 0.5359 0.5753 0.6141 0.0 0.1 0.5000 0.5398 0.5793 0.6179 0.6554 0.5080 0.5478 0.5871 0.6255 0.6628 0.5199 0.5596 0.5987 0.5279 0.5675 0.6064 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6217 0.6591 0.6293 0.6664 0.6331 0.6700 0.6368 0.6736 0.6443 0.6808 0.6517 0.6879 0.6950 0.7291 0.7611 0,7054 0.7389 0.7704 0.7995 0.8264 0,7123 0.7454 0.7764 0.7157 0.7486 0.7794 0.8078 0.8340 0.7224 0.7549 0.5 0.6915 0.7257 0.7580 0.7881 0.8159 0.6985 0.7324 0.7642 0.7019 0.7357 0.7673 0.7967 0,8238 0.7088 0.7422 0.7734 0.8023 0.8289 0,7190 0,7517 0.6 0,7 0.8 0.9 0.7910 0.8186 0.7939 0.8212 0.8051 0.8315 0.7823 0.8106 0.8365 0.7852 0.8133 0.8389 0,8413 0.8643 0.8849 0.9032 0.9192 0.8461 0.8686 0.8888 0.8531 0.8749 0.8944 0.9115 0.9265 0.8599 0.8810 0.8997 0.8577 1.0 1.1 1.2 0.8438 0.8665 0.8869 0.8485 0.8708 0.8907 0.8508 0.8729 0.8925 0.9099 0.9251 0,8554 0,8770 0.8962 0.9131 0.9279 0.8790 0.8980 0.9147 0.9292 0.8621 0.8830 0.90 15 0.9177 0.9319 1.3 1.4 0.9049 0.9207 0.9082 0.9236 0.9162 0.9306 0.9066 0.9222 0.9357 0.9474 0.9573 0.9656 0.9726 0.9370 0.9484 0.9394 0.9505 0.9599 0.9678 0.9744 0.9406 0.9515 0.9608 0.9686 0.9750 0.9418 0.9525 0.9616 0.9429 0.9535 0.9625 0.9699 0.9761 0.9441 0.9545 0.9633 0.9706 0,9767 1.5 0.9332 0.9452 0.9554 0.9641 0,9713 0.9345 0.9463 0.9564 0.9649 0.9719 0.9382 0.9495 0.9591 0.9671 0.9738 1.6 0.9582 0.9664 0.9732 1.7 1.8 1.9 0.9693 0.9756 0.9788 0.9834 0.9871 0.9901 0.9925 0.9808 0.9850 2.0 2.1 2.2 0.9772 0.9821 0.9861 0.9893 0.9918 0.9778 0.9826 0.9864 0.9896 0.9920 0.9783 0.9830 0.9868 0.9898 0.9922 0.9793 0.9838 0.9875 0.9904 0.9927 0.9798 0.9842 0.9878 0.9906 0.9929 0.9803 0.9846 0.9881 0.9909 0.9931 0.9812 0.9854 0.9887 0.9817 0,9857 0.9890 0.9916 0.9936 0.9884 0.9913 0.9934 0.9911 2.3 2.4 0.9932 2.5 2.6 2.7 0.9938 0.9953 0.9965 0.9974 0.9981 0.9940 0.9955 0.9966 0.9975 0.9982 0.9941 0.9956 0.9967 0.9976 0,9982 0.9943 0.9957 0.9968 0.9945 0.9959 0.9969 0.9946 0.9960 0.9970 0.9978 0.9984 0.9948 0.9961 0.9971 0.9979 0.9985 0.9949 0.9962 0.9972 0.9979 0.9985 0.9951 0.9963 0.9973 0.9980 0.9986 0.9952 0.9964 0.9974 0.9981 0,9986 2.8 2.9 0.9977 0.9977 0,9083 0.9984 swer i 3.0 3.1 3.2 0.9987 0.9990 0.9993 0.9995 0.9997 0.9987 0.9991 0.9993 0.9995 0.9997 0.9987 0.9991 0.9994 0.9905 0.9997 0.9988 0.9991 0.9994 0.9996 0.9997 0.9988 0.9992 0.9994 0.9989 0.9992 0.9994 0.9996 0.9997 0.9989 0.9992 0.9994 0.9996 0,9997 0.9989 0.9992 0.9995 0,9990 0.9993 0.9995 0.9996 0.9997 0.9990 0.9993 0.9995 0.9997 0.9998 0.9996 0,.9997 3.3 0.9996 3.4 0.9997 0,00 0.01 0,02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0,06 0,07 0.08 0.09 Print Done
ate the percentage of adults who support abolishing the penny. What size sample should be obtained if he wishes the estimate to be
6 confidence if
A researcher wishes to estimate
Click bere to view the standard normal distribution table (page 1).
Click here to view the standard normal distribution table (page 2).
(a) n =O (Round up to the nearest integer.)
(b) n = (Round up to the nearest integer.)
A Standard Normal Distribution Table (page 1)
Standard Normal Distribution
Enter your answer
0.3669
0.4168
0.3936
04721
0.4052
0.4960
0.4840
0.00
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.0
Transcribed Image Text:ate the percentage of adults who support abolishing the penny. What size sample should be obtained if he wishes the estimate to be 6 confidence if A researcher wishes to estimate Click bere to view the standard normal distribution table (page 1). Click here to view the standard normal distribution table (page 2). (a) n =O (Round up to the nearest integer.) (b) n = (Round up to the nearest integer.) A Standard Normal Distribution Table (page 1) Standard Normal Distribution Enter your answer 0.3669 0.4168 0.3936 04721 0.4052 0.4960 0.4840 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.0
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