5.3.28. University officials are planning to audit 1586 new appointments to estimate the proportion p who have been incorrectly processed by the payroll department. (a) How large does the sample size need to be in order for X, the sample proportion, to have an 85% chance of lying within 0.03 of p? n (b) Past audits suggest that p will not be larger than 0.10. Using that information, recalculate the sample size asked for in part (a).

5.3.28. University officials are planning to audit 1586 new appointments to estimate the proportion p who have been incorrectly processed by the payroll department. (a) How large does the sample size need to be in order for X, the sample proportion, to have an 85% chance of lying within 0.03 of p? n (b) Past audits suggest that p will not be larger than 0.10. Using that information, recalculate the sample size asked for in part (a).

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

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ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability

Section11.4: Collecting Data

Problem 3E

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