Calculate the sample size needed to estimate the proportion of time Dr. Knowitall spends away on emergencies. (Round your answer to the whole number, the tolerance is +/-1.) Sample size needed is? ___

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Your twenty observations of Dr. Knowitall reveal the following information. Assume that the estimate is to be within 9 percent of the true proportion 90 percent of the time.

 

Activity Observed

Number of Times Observed

With patient
4
Reviewing test results
3
On phone
6
Idle
3
Away on emergency
1
Not available
5
Total
22

 

(a)

 
 

Calculate the sample size needed to estimate the proportion of time Dr. Knowitall spends away on emergencies.

(Round your answer to the whole number, the tolerance is +/-1.)

Sample size needed is? _____________________ .

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