I want to estimate the proportion of college professors who believe in aliens. How many college professors do I need to include in a random sample in order to be 95% certain that my sample proportion is within 5 percentage points of being accurate?

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012
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Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability
Section11.4: Collecting Data
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B. I want to estimate the proportion of college professors who believe in aliens. How many college
professors do I need to include in a random sample in order to be 95% certain that my sample
proportion is within 5 percentage points of being accurate?
Transcribed Image Text:B. I want to estimate the proportion of college professors who believe in aliens. How many college professors do I need to include in a random sample in order to be 95% certain that my sample proportion is within 5 percentage points of being accurate?
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