In Selecting the Sample Size to Estimate the Population Proportion

question 28

Multiple Choice

In selecting the sample size to estimate the population proportion p, if we have no knowledge of even the approximate values of the sample proportion , we:

• A) take another sample and estimate.
• B) take two more samples and find the average of their.
• C) let= 0.50.
• D) let= 0.95.

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