Consider the patient data in the table below. Suppose that patients are randomly selected with replacement from the total for hospital 4. What is the smallest sample size needed so that the probability is at least 90% that at least one patient is LWBS?

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Consider the patient data in the table below.
Suppose that patients are randomly selected with
replacement from the total for hospital 4.
What is the smallest sample size needed so that the
probability is at least 90% that at least one patient is
LWBS?

 

 

Hospital
1 2
3 4
Total
Total
5299
5965
5178
5047
21489
LWBS
195
270
246
242
953
Admitted
1277
1558
666
984
4485
Not admitted
3827
4137
4266
3821
16051
Transcribed Image Text:Hospital 1 2 3 4 Total Total 5299 5965 5178 5047 21489 LWBS 195 270 246 242 953 Admitted 1277 1558 666 984 4485 Not admitted 3827 4137 4266 3821 16051
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