The Curdle Dairy Co.wants to estimate the proportion p of customers that will purchase its new broccoli-flavored ice cream. Curdle wants to be 92% confident that they have estimated p to within .05. How many customers should they sample?
Solution,
Given that,
= 1 - = 0.5
margin of error = E = 0.05
At 92% confidence level
= 1 - 92%
= 1 - 0.92 =0.08
/2
= 0.04
Z/2
= Z0.04 = 1.75
sample size = n = (Z / 2 / E )2 * * (1 - )
= (1.75 /0.05 )2 * 0.5 * 0.5
= 306.25
sample size = n = 307
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