In Selecting the Sample Size to Estimate the Population Proportion $$\hat { p }$$

question 31

Multiple Choice

In selecting the sample size to estimate the population proportion p, if we have no knowledge of even the approximate values of the sample proportion $$\hat { p }$$ , we:

• A)take another sample and estimate p.
• B)take two more samples and find the average of their \[\hat { p }\] values.
• C)let \[\hat { p }\] = 0.50.
• D)let \[\hat { p }\] = 0.95.

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