What sample size n is required in order to be 98% confident that our sample proportion is within 0.025 of the population proportion p, the true proportion of all ColorSmart-5000 television sets that last over 5 years without a single repair?  Use a best guess for p of 0.9. Group of answer choices 1087 780 413 1390

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What sample size n is required in order to be 98% confident that our sample proportion is within 0.025 of the population proportion p, the true proportion of all ColorSmart-5000 television sets that last over 5 years without a single repair?  Use a best guess for p of 0.9.

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