The president’s administration wants to know whether the voters support their foreign aid program. A random sample of 100 voters showed 52 who favored president’s foreign aid program.   What is the minimum sample size needed to achieve 3% (i.e. ± 0.03) margin of error for the 95% confidence interval?   a. 2301 b. 1159 c. 1066 d. 935

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The president’s administration wants to know whether the voters support their foreign aid program. A random sample of 100 voters showed 52 who favored president’s foreign aid program.  

What is the minimum sample size needed to achieve 3% (i.e. ± 0.03) margin of error for the 95% confidence interval?

 

a. 2301

b. 1159

c. 1066

d. 935

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