An Insurance Company Is Interested in Conducting a Study to Estimate

question 40

Multiple Choice

An insurance company is interested in conducting a study to estimate the population proportion of teenagers who obtain a driving permit within 1 year of their 16^th birthday.A level of confidence of 99% will be used and an error of no more than .04 is desired.There is no knowledge as to what the population proportion will be.The approximate sample size should be at least _______.

• A)1037
• B)160
• C)41
• D)259
• E)289

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Definitions:

Sensory-Motor

Referring to the integration of sensory input and motor output, enabling coordinated movements and actions in response to external stimuli.

Concrete Operations

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children aged about 7 to 11 years can logically think about concrete objects and events.

Formal Operations

refers to the final stage in Piaget's cognitive development theory, characterized by the ability to think abstractly and logically.

Sensory-Motor

Pertaining to the neural processes that integrate sensory input with motor output.