Use the Given Data to Find the Minimum Sample Size $99 \% ; \hat { \mathrm { p } } \text { and } \hat { \mathrm { q } } \text { unknown }$

question 46

Multiple Choice

Use the given data to find the minimum sample size required to estimate the population proportion.
-Margin of error: 0.018; confidence level: $99 \% ; \hat { \mathrm { p } } \text { and } \hat { \mathrm { q } } \text { unknown }$

• A) 4966
• B) 4114
• C) 7116
• D) 5117

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