In Selecting the Sample Size to Estimate the Population Proportion $\hat { p }$

question 29

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 $\hat { p }$ , we:

• A) take another sample and estimate p.
• B) take two more samples and find the average of their \(\hat { p }\) values.
• C) let \(\hat { p }\) = 0.50.
• D) let \(\hat { p }\) = 0.95.

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