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We are interested in conducting a study in order to determine the percentage of voters in...

We are interested in conducting a study in order to determine the percentage of voters in a city who would vote for the incumbent mayor. What is the minimum sample size needed to estimate the population proportion with a margin of error not exceeding 4% at 95% confidence?

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