Provide an Appropriate Response $\mathrm { p }$ To Within $\mathrm { E }$

question 7

Multiple Choice

Provide an appropriate response.
-True or False? When choosing the sample size for estimating a population proportion $\mathrm { p }$ to within $\mathrm { E }$ units with confidence $( 1 - \alpha ) 100 \%$ , if you take $\mathrm { p } \approx 0.5$ as the approximation to p, you will always obtain a sample size that is at least as large as required.

• A) True
• B) False

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Definitions:

Serial Position Effect

A memory phenomenon where individuals are more likely to remember items at the beginning (primacy effect) and end (recency effect) of a list, than those in the middle.

Three-stage Model

A model describing memory processing in three stages: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.

Psychology

Scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

Memory

The mental capacity for storing and retrieving information.