The Head of a Computer Science Department Is Interested in Estimating

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Short Answer

The head of a computer science department is interested in estimating the proportion of students entering the department who will choose the new computer engineering option.A preliminary sample indicates that the proportion will be around 0.25.Therefore,what size sample should the department head take if she wants to be 95% confident that the estimate is within 0.10 of the true proportion?

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