The use of the internet is constantly growing. How many randomly selected adults must be surveyed to estimate the percentage of adults in the United States who now use the internet? Assume we want to be 99% confident that the sample percentage is within 2 percentage points of the true population percentage. a) Assume that nothing is known about the percentage of adults using the internet. b) Assume it was estimated that 72% of adults in the United States use the internet.

The use of the internet is constantly growing. How many randomly selected adults must be surveyed to estimate the percentage of adults in the United States who now use the internet? Assume we want to be 99% confident that the sample percentage is within 2 percentage points of the true population percentage. a) Assume that nothing is known about the percentage of adults using the internet. b) Assume it was estimated that 72% of adults in the United States use the internet.

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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