Suppose that in the exit poll from the state of Florida during the year 2000 presidential elections in the United States, the pollsters recorded only the votes of the two candidates whd had any chance of winning, Democrat Albert Gore and Republican George W. Bush. The polls close at 8:00 PM. The number of votes cast for the Republican in the poll is x=407. The sample size is n=765. Estimate the sample size required to estimate the proportion of republicans in the population to within 0.01 of the population value. Use a 95% confidence level. Use 4 decimal points accuracy for sample proportion. Round your answer to the next near integer.

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Suppose that in the exit poll from the state of Florida during the year 2000 presidential elections in the United States, the pollsters recorded only the votes of the two candidates who
had any chance of winning, Democrat Albert Gore and Republican George W. Bush. The polls close at 8:00 PM.
The number of votes cast for the Republican in the poll is x=407. The sample size is n=765.
Estimate the sample size required to estimate the proportion of republicans in the population to within 0.01 of the population value. Use a 95% confidence level.
Use 4 decimal points accuracy for sample proportion.
Round your answer to the next near integer.
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that in the exit poll from the state of Florida during the year 2000 presidential elections in the United States, the pollsters recorded only the votes of the two candidates who had any chance of winning, Democrat Albert Gore and Republican George W. Bush. The polls close at 8:00 PM. The number of votes cast for the Republican in the poll is x=407. The sample size is n=765. Estimate the sample size required to estimate the proportion of republicans in the population to within 0.01 of the population value. Use a 95% confidence level. Use 4 decimal points accuracy for sample proportion. Round your answer to the next near integer. Answer:
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