A Laboratory Technician Is Interested in the Proportion of 1-Liter

question 143

Short Answer

A laboratory technician is interested in the proportion of 1-liter containers used in the lab that are glass. How many containers should be sampled in order to estimate this proportion with a margin of error of less than 0.2 with 99% confidence?
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