A Local Hotel Wants to Estimate the Proportion of Its

question 116

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?

---

Definitions:

Patent Trolls

Entities that purchase broad patents and use them to sue or threaten companies for patent infringement, often without producing any related products or services themselves.

Royalties

Payments made to the owners of intellectual property, such as patents or copyrights, for the use of their property.

Patent Ownership

The legal right granted to an inventor or assignee to exclusively produce, use, and sell an invention for a certain period of time.

R&D Activities

Research and development activities aimed at innovating and developing new products, services, or technologies.