It is desired to know the true proportion of divers who get "the bends" (sickness from nitrogen in the blood). If we wanted to be 92% confident that the maximum margin of error is 0.04, how large a sample is needed if a previous study found that 21% of divers suffered from "the bends"? O 320 divers 317 divers 319 divers 318 divers

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It is desired to know the true proportion of divers who get "the bends" (sickness from nitrogen in
the blood). If we wanted to be 92% confident that the maximum margin of error is 0.04, how large
a sample is needed if a previous study found that 21% of divers suffered from "the bends"?
320 divers
317 divers
319 divers
318 divers
Transcribed Image Text:It is desired to know the true proportion of divers who get "the bends" (sickness from nitrogen in the blood). If we wanted to be 92% confident that the maximum margin of error is 0.04, how large a sample is needed if a previous study found that 21% of divers suffered from "the bends"? 320 divers 317 divers 319 divers 318 divers
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