A recent poll of 800 people who work indoors found that 208 of them smoke. If the researchers wnat to be 98% confident of their results to within 3.5% of the true proportion of workers who smoke, how large a sample is necessary? 604 660 853 968

A recent poll of 800 people who work indoors found that 208 of them smoke. If the researchers wnat to be 98% confident of their results to within 3.5% of the true proportion of workers who smoke, how large a sample is necessary? 604 660 853 968

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MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

6th Edition

ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

Publisher:Amos Gilat

Chapter1: Starting With Matlab

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