A national opinion poll found that 64% of all American adults
agree that the Spice Girls was one of the best girl bands in the
90s. How large of an SRS is required to obtain a margin of error of
3% for a 99% confidence interval?
(A) 391
(B) 392
(C) 1698
(D) 1699
Solution :
Given that,
= 0.64
1 - = 1 - 0.64 = 0.36
margin of error = E = 3% = 0.03
At 99% confidence level the z is,
= 1 - 99%
= 1 - 0.99 = 0.01
/2 = 0.005
Z/2 = 2.576 ( Using z table )
Sample size = n = (Z/2 / E)2 * * (1 - )
= (2.576 / 0.03)2 * 0.64 * 0.36
=1698.75
Sample size = 1699
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