Nearly one-half of Americans ages 25 to 29 are unmarried. How large a sample is necessary to estimate the true proportion of unmarried Americans in this age group within 2 percentage points with 95% confidence?

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018
18th Edition
ISBN:9780079039897
Author:Carter
Publisher:Carter
Chapter10: Statistics
Section10.6: Summarizing Categorical Data
Problem 30PPS
icon
Related questions
Question
Nearly one-half of Americans ages 25 to
29 are unmarried. How large a sample is
necessary to estimate the true proportion
of unmarried Americans in this age group
within 2 percentage points with 95%
confidence?
Transcribed Image Text:Nearly one-half of Americans ages 25 to 29 are unmarried. How large a sample is necessary to estimate the true proportion of unmarried Americans in this age group within 2 percentage points with 95% confidence?
Expert Solution
trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Recommended textbooks for you
Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897…
Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897…
Algebra
ISBN:
9780079039897
Author:
Carter
Publisher:
McGraw Hill