If the Estimate of Expected Population Proportion Having a Desired

question 36

Multiple Choice

If the estimate of expected population proportion having a desired characteristic based on intuition is 60 percent, the acceptable error is plus or minus 5 percent, and the z-value for a 95 percent level of confidence is 1.96, the needed sample size is approximately:

• A) 187.
• B) 369.
• C) 295.
• D) 196.
• E) 950.

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