Question

A physical therapist wants to determine the difference in the proportion of men and women who participate in regular sustained physical activity. What sample size should be obtained if he wishes the estimate to be within two percentage points with 90​% ​confidence, assuming that

​(a) he uses the estimates of 21.9​% male and 19.8​% female from a previous​ year?

​(b) he does not use any prior​ estimates?

(a) n= __ ​(Round up to the nearest whole​ number.)

(b) n=___(Round up to the nearest whole​ number.)

Answer 1

z critical value for 90% confidence level, both tailed test be:-

a).given data are:-

margin of error (E) = 2% = 0.02

the needed sample size be:-

b).given data are:-

margin of error (E) = 2% = 0.02

the needed sample size be:-

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