An epidemiologist wishes to know what proportion of adults living in a large metropolitan area have subtype
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An epidemiologist wishes to know what proportion of adults living in a large metropolitan area have subtype ayr hepatitis B virus. Determine the sample size that would be required to estimate the true proportion to within .03 with 95 percent confidence. In a similar metropolitan area the proportion of adults with the characteristic is reported to be .20. If data from another metropolitan area were not available and a pilot sample could not be drawn, what sample size would be required?
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Biostatistics A Foundation For Analysis In The Health Sciences
ISBN: 9781118302798
10th Edition
Authors: Wayne W. Daniel, Chad L. Cross
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