A Local Politician Wants an Estimate of the Proportion of the Population

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Essay

A local politician wants an estimate of the proportion of the population who support her fiscal policies. She wants the estimate to be within .06 of the true proportion. Assume a 95% level of confidence. The politician's advisors estimated the proportion supporting her fiscal policy to be .60. How large of a sample is required?

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Definitions:

Cretaceous Period

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Pleistocene Epoch

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Fluctuating Climates

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Plant Communities

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