A Work Sampling Study Requires an Acceptable Error Level of 10

question 26

Multiple Choice

A work sampling study requires an acceptable error level of 10 percent and z = 2 for 95.45 percent confidence. The adequate sample size is __________ if the sample proportion is thought to be as large as 50 percent, but __________ if the sample proportion is thought to be about 20 percent.

• A) 50; 20
• B) 100; 64
• C) 100; 16
• D) 20; 50
• E) cannot be determined from the information given

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