When Solving for the Sample Size Needed to Compute a 95

question 114

Multiple Choice

When solving for the sample size needed to compute a 95 percent confidence interval for a population proportion "p," having a given error bound "E," we choose a value of $\hat { p }$
That:

• A)Makes
• \(\hat { p } ( 1 - \hat { p } )\)
• As small as reasonably possible.
• B)Makes
• \(\hat { p } ( 1 - \hat { p } )\)
• As large as reasonably possible.
• C)Makes
• \(\hat { p } ( 1 - \hat { p } )\)
• As close to .5 as reasonably possible.
• D)Makes
• E)Both Makes

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