n the past, 13% of all homes with a stay-at-home parent, the father is the stay-at-home parent. An independent research firm has been charged with conducting a sample survey to obtain more current nformation. (a) What sample size is needed if the research firm's goal is to estimate the current proportion of homes with a stay-at-home parent in which the father is the stay-at-home parent with a margin of error of 0.03? Use a 95% confidence level. (Round your answer up to the nearest whole number.) (b) Repeat part (a) using a 99% confidence level. (Round your answer up to the nearest whole number.)

n the past, 13% of all homes with a stay-at-home parent, the father is the stay-at-home parent. An independent research firm has been charged with conducting a sample survey to obtain more current nformation. (a) What sample size is needed if the research firm's goal is to estimate the current proportion of homes with a stay-at-home parent in which the father is the stay-at-home parent with a margin of error of 0.03? Use a 95% confidence level. (Round your answer up to the nearest whole number.) (b) Repeat part (a) using a 99% confidence level. (Round your answer up to the nearest whole number.)

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

1st Edition

ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability

Section11.4: Collecting Data

Problem 5E

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