Use the Given Data to Find the Minimum Sample Size $\hat { p }$

question 142

Multiple Choice

Use the given data to find the minimum sample size required to estimate the population proportion.
-Margin of error: 0.007; confidence level: 99%; from a prior study, $\hat { p }$ is estimated by 0.255.

• A) 180
• B) 25,708
• C) 23,137
• D) 14,895

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