Widows A recent study indicated that 18% of the 160 women over age 55 in the study were widows. Round up your answers to the next whole number for the following questions. How large a sample must you take to be 99% confident that the estimate is within 0.02 of the true proportion of women over age 55 who are widows

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Widows A recent study indicated that 18% of the 160 women over age 55 in the study were widows. Round up your answers to the next whole number for the following questions.

 

How large a sample must you take to be 99% confident that the estimate is within  0.02  of the true proportion of women over age 

55  who are widows?

 

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