According to a May 14, 2002, USA Snapshot, 81% of all drivers use their seat belts. You
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According to a May 14, 2002, USA Snapshot, 81% of all drivers use their seat belts. You wish to conduct a survey in your city to determine what percent of the drivers use seat belts. Use the national figure of 81% for your initial estimate of p.
a. Find the sample size if you want your estimate to be within 0.02 with 90% confidence.
b. Find the sample size if you want your estimate to be within 0.04 with 90% confidence.
c. Find the sample size if you want your estimate to be within 0.02 with 98% confidence.
d. What effect does changing the maximum error have on the sample size? Explain.
e. What effect does changing the level of confidence have on the sample size? Explain.
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Just The Essentials Of Elementary Statistics
ISBN: 9780495314875
10th Edition
Authors: Robert Johnson, Patricia Kuby