A research intern would like to estimate, with 95% confidence, the true proportion of employees who are unsatisfied with their current job. No preliminary estimate is available. The researcher wants the estimate to be within 5% of the population mean. The research intern has a table to use: z0.10 z0.05 z0.025 z0.01 z0.005 1.282 1.645 1.960 2.326 2.576 They complete the calculation for the minimum sample size as follows.... n=1.962(0.5)(0.5)52≈0.038 Which the intern then rounds up to 1. Which value in the calculation is incorrect?

A research intern would like to estimate, with 95% confidence, the true proportion of employees who are unsatisfied with their current job. No preliminary estimate is available. The researcher wants the estimate to be within 5% of the population mean. The research intern has a table to use: z0.10 z0.05 z0.025 z0.01 z0.005 1.282 1.645 1.960 2.326 2.576 They complete the calculation for the minimum sample size as follows.... n=1.962(0.5)(0.5)52≈0.038 Which the intern then rounds up to 1. Which value in the calculation is incorrect?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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