A Researcher Is Conferring with a Client to Do a Telephone

question 27

Essay

A researcher is conferring with a client to do a telephone interview for a particular topic,which the researcher will subcontract to a field services firm for $10 per usable response.The researcher's client wants to be 95.44% confident of the results.Assume the sample proportions formula is appropriate,and that the level of tolerable sample error is 4%.The budget for data collection only offered by the client can be up to but not over $10,000.How many usable responses are needed for the given level of confidence and much will the subcontractor charge the market researcher for sampling? Is the budget for data collection large enough?

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Definitions:

Bodily Functions

Bodily functions refer to the physiological processes carried out by an organism's body systems, necessary for maintaining life and health.

Involuntary Processes

Physical or mental processes that occur without conscious control, such as breathing, heart rate, and digestion.

Medulla

A section of the brain stem responsible for regulating vital functions, such as breathing and heart rate.

Gonads

Are the primary reproductive organs in animals, including testes in males and ovaries in females, responsible for producing gametes and hormones.