Use the Given Data to Find the Minimum Sample Size $$\text { Margin of error: } 0.018 \text {; confidence level: } 99 \% ; \hat { \mathrm { p } } \text { and } \hat { \mathrm { q } } \text { unknown }$$

question 59

Multiple Choice

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

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

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