A survey is planned to estimate the proportion of voters who support a proposed gun control law. The estimate should be within a margin of error of ±3% with 99% confidence, and we do not have any prior knowledge about the proportion who might support the law. How many people need to be included in the sample? Round your answer up to the nearest integer. sample size = Enter your answer in accordance to the question statement

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Chapter 6, Section 1-CI, Exercise 038

What Proportion Favor a Gun Control Law?

A survey is planned to estimate the proportion of voters who support a proposed gun control law. The estimate should be within a margin of error of ±3% with 99% confidence, and we do not have any prior knowledge about the proportion who might support the law. How many people need to be included in the sample?

Round your answer up to the nearest integer.

sample size = Enter your answer in accordance to the question statement

 

 

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