A researcher wishes toestimate, with 99% confidence, the population proportion of adults who think Congress is doing a good or excellent job. Her estimate must be accurate within 4% of the true proportion.

(a) No preliminary estimate is available. Find the minimum sample size needed.

(b) Find the minimum sample sizeneeded, using a prior study that found that 36% of the respondents said they think Congress is doing a good or excellent job.

(c) Compare the results from parts(a) and(b).

(a) What is the minimum sample size needed assuming that no prior information isavailable?

n=

(Round up to the nearest whole number asneeded.)