You want to obtain a sample to estimate a population proportion. At this point in time, you have no reasonable estimate for the population proportion. You would like to be 99% confident that your estimate is within 1.5% of the true population proportion. How large of a sample size is required?

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You want to obtain a sample to estimate a population proportion. At this point in time, you have no reasonable estimate for the population
proportion. You would like to be 99% confident that your estimate is within 1.5% of the true population proportion. How large of a sample size is
required?
Do not round mid-calculation. However, use of a critical value rounded to three decimal places will suffice.
Transcribed Image Text:You want to obtain a sample to estimate a population proportion. At this point in time, you have no reasonable estimate for the population proportion. You would like to be 99% confident that your estimate is within 1.5% of the true population proportion. How large of a sample size is required? Do not round mid-calculation. However, use of a critical value rounded to three decimal places will suffice.
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