A survey firm wants to ask a random sample of adults in Ohio if they support an

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A survey firm wants to ask a random sample of adults in Ohio if they support an increase in the state sales tax from 5% to 6%, with the additional revenue going to education. Let p^ denote the proportion in the sample who say that they support the increase. Suppose that 40% of all adults in Ohio support the increase. How large a sample would be needed to guarantee that the standard deviation of p^ is no more than 0.01?

(a) 1500

(c) 2401

(e) 9220

(b) 2400

(d) 2500

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The Practice Of Statistics

ISBN: 9781464108730

5th Edition

Authors: Daren S. Starnes, Josh Tabor

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