A simple random sample is to be taken of 572 business majors in a college to estimate the proportion favoring greater emphasis on business ethics in the curriculum. How many observations are necessary to ensure that a 95% confidence interval for the population

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4) A simple random sample is to be taken of 572 business majors in a college to estimate the
proportion favoring greater emphasis on business ethics in the curriculum. How many
observations are necessary to ensure that a 95% confidence interval for the population
proportion extends at most 0.04 on each side of the sample proportion.
Transcribed Image Text:4) A simple random sample is to be taken of 572 business majors in a college to estimate the proportion favoring greater emphasis on business ethics in the curriculum. How many observations are necessary to ensure that a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion extends at most 0.04 on each side of the sample proportion.
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