A poll reported 46% support for a statewide election with a margin of error of 3.33 percentage points. How many voters should be sampled for a 95% confidence interval? Round up to the nearest whole number.

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A poll reported 46% support for a statewide election with a margin of error of 3.33 percentage points. How many voters should be sampled for a 95% confidence interval? Round up to the nearest whole number.

Critical values for quick reference during this activity.
Confidence level Critical value
1.645
0.90
0.95
0.99
457270.3064540.qx3zqy7
2*
=
2* = 1.960
Z*
=
2.576
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A poll reported 46% support for a statewide election with a margin of error of
3.33 percentage points.
How many voters should be sampled for a 95% confidence interval? Round up
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Transcribed Image Text:Critical values for quick reference during this activity. Confidence level Critical value 1.645 0.90 0.95 0.99 457270.3064540.qx3zqy7 2* = 2* = 1.960 Z* = 2.576 Jump to level 1 A poll reported 46% support for a statewide election with a margin of error of 3.33 percentage points. How many voters should be sampled for a 95% confidence interval? Round up to the nearest whole number. Ex: 1234 voters Check Next 2 3 4
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Given:

The value of p is 0.46.

The value of margin of error is 3.33%=0.0333.

The value of c is 0.95.

The sample size n is estimated as,

n=z2×p×1-pE2

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