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2 June, 17:31

a researcher at a major clinic wishes to estimate the proportion of the adult population of the united states that has sleep deprivation. how large a sample is needed in orde to be 98% confident that the sample proprtion will not differ from the true proprtion by more than 5%?

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  1. 2 June, 17:41
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    The estimate of a population proportion is approximately 541.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    We can solve the the problem by using the formula for minimum sample needed for interval estimate of a population proportion which is given by the formula

    n = pq ((Z/2) / E) ^2

    As, p is not defined so we use the standard p and q which is 0.5 and 0.5.

    The reason for this is we have to choose form 0.1 to 0.9 both values of p and q, we will find the maximum value of pq occurs when they both are 0.5.

    Next, we will find the value of (Z/2) by looking at the Z-table, we will find that at 98% confidence (Z/2) = 2.326. Now we start substituting the values in the above formula

    n = (0.5) * (0.5) * (2.326/0.05) ^2

    n = 541.027

    n ≅ 541.
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