Calculate the sample size needed in order to estimate the true proportion of defective in a large population within 3% (95% confidence)? (Assume that the sample proportion is 0.12)

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Chapter8: Sequences, Series, And Probability
Section8.7: Probability
Problem 58E: What is meant by the sample space of an experiment?
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  1. Calculate the sample size needed in order  to estimate the true proportion of defective in a large population within 3% (95% confidence)?    (Assume that the  sample proportion is  0.12)
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