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you want to obtain a sample to estimate a population proportion. based on previous evidence, you believe the population proportion is approximately 40%. you would like to be 90% confident that your estimate is within 1.5% of the true population proportion. how large of a sample size is required?



Answer :

The largest sample size required is 2886.4.

Here we have to calculate how large of a sample size is required.

The formula:

(Z ∝I2/ E)² × P( 1- P)

The given data:

Margin error (E) = 1.5%

=0.015

As it is given that 90% confident that your estimate is within 1.5% of the true population proportion, therefore we have:

The level of significance(∝) = 1 - 0.90

= 0.10

The z value for the 90% confidence is 1.645

Therefore the largest of a sample size is required = ( 1.645/ 0.015)²× ( 0.4)(1- 0.4)

= 2886.4

The largest a sample size required is 2886.4

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