When Determining the Sample Size Needed for a Proportion for a Given

question 142

Multiple Choice

When determining the sample size needed for a proportion for a given level of confidence and sampling error,the closer to 0.50 that p is estimated to be:

• A)the smaller the sample size required.
• B)the larger the sample size required.
• C)the sample size is not affected.
• D)the effect cannot be determined from the information given.

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