In Selecting the Sample Size to Estimate the Population Proportion

question 8

Multiple Choice

In selecting the sample size to estimate the population proportion p, if we have no knowledge of even the approximate values of the sample proportion , what should we do?

• A) take another sample and estimate
• B) take two more samples and find the average of their's
• C) let= 0.50
• D) let= 0.95

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