A Recent Poll of 700 People Who Work Indoors Found

question 43

Multiple Choice

A recent poll of 700 people who work indoors found that 278 of them smoke. If the researchers want to be 98% confident of their results to within 3.5%, how large a sample is necessary?

• A) 751
• B) 1062
• C) 1301
• D) 532

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Definitions:

Transductive Reasoning

A type of thinking commonly seen in early childhood where the child makes connections between unrelated events.

Cause-Effect Relationships

The principle of causality that establishes the relationship between something that happens (the cause) and the thing that happens as a result (the effect).

Precausal Thinking

A type of logic in young children characterized by a lack of understanding of cause-and-effect relationships.

Egocentric Thinking

A cognitive perspective where an individual has difficulty understanding or acknowledging viewpoints other than their own.