THE MARGIN OF ERROR (BOUNDARY) FOR A PROPORTION: EBP
THE MARGIN OF ERROR (BOUNDARY) FOR A PROPORTION: EBP = z * √ [(p’*q’)
/ n ]. IF WE KNOW THE EBP, AND THE PROBABILITIES OF EVENTS p’ AND q’ OCCURRING, WE CAN DETERMINE THE NECESSARY SAMPLE SIZE. LET’S SAY THAT THE EBP = 7% AND THAT p’ = 40% AND q’ = 60% (REMEMBER THAT p’ AND q’ MUST ADD UP TO 1.00 OR 100%)
CALCULATE THE NECESSARY SAMPLE SIZE (n) USING THESE NUMBERS. (HINT: CAN’T USE %’s, NEED TO CONVERT THEM TO DECIMAL FRACTIONS) ALSO, WHEN NO ALPHA VALUE IS GIVEN AS HERE, ASSUME α =5%
(BUT, DO WE USE α/2 HERE SINCE IT’S A CI?)
There is no other information to give on the assignment. The following is as far as I was able to get alone:
.07 = z * √ [(.4’*.6′) / n ].