t 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"

t 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"

Algebra for College Students

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285195780

Author:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Publisher:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Chapter10: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions

Section10.2: Applications Of Exponential Functions

Problem 47PS

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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"?

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