A Local Hotel Wants to Estimate the Proportion of Its

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Short Answer

A local hotel wants to estimate the proportion of its guests that are from out-of-state. Preliminary estimates are that 45% of the hotel guests are from out-of-state. How large a sample should be taken to estimate the proportion of out-of-state guests with a margin of error no larger than 5% and with a 95% level of confidence?

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Definitions:

Transference Behaviors

Psychological phenomena where unresolved feelings, desires, and expectations from past relationships are projected onto current relationships, often occurring within therapy.

Aversive Conditioning

A type of counterconditioning that associates an unpleasant state (such as nausea) with an unwanted behavior (such as drinking alcohol).

Psychological Disorders

Psychological disorders, also known as mental disorders, are patterns of behavioral or psychological symptoms that impact multiple areas of life and create distress for the person experiencing them.

Phobias

Powerful, unwarranted dread towards certain entities, endeavors, or circumstances prompting one to steer clear of them.