In Order to Determine the Summer Unemployment Rate Among College

question 107

Short Answer

In order to determine the summer unemployment rate among college students in a university, a pilot sample was taken; and it was determined that ten percent of the individuals in the sample were unemployed.Using the results of the pilot study and a 95% confidence, what sample size would be required to estimate the proportion of unemployed college students in the university if we want the margin of error not to exceed 3 percent?

---

Definitions:

Inherited Condition

A health condition or disease that is passed from parents to offspring through genes, also known as a genetic condition.

Sex Chromosomes

Chromosomes that determine the biological sex of an individual, with the most common configurations being XX for females and XY for males.

Intersex Condition

A condition present at birth where an individual has reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t fit the typical definitions of female or male.

Primary Sex Characteristics

The physical structures directly involved in reproduction, such as ovaries in females and testes in males.