Question 3
Earl Grey:
You want to know how many people in a certain population like earl grey tea? How many people should you question to have a 90% confidence and a sampling error 14%?
Please explain and show your work
Sample Size Determination |
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Data |
|
Population Standard Deviation |
8 |
Sampling Error |
0.14 |
Confidence Level |
90% |
Intemediate Calculations |
|
Z Value |
-1.6449 |
Calculated Sample Size |
8834.4276 |
Result |
|
Sample Size Needed |
8835.0000 |
Population Standard deviation, = 8
Confidence level= 90%
alpha, = 0.1
Critical value , = 1.6449
Sampling error= 0.14
= 0.14
= 0.14
= 93.9943
Squaring both sides we get,
n= 8834.92957 = 8835
So, 8835 people you should question to have a 90% confidence and a sampling error 14%
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