You want to obtain a sample to estimate a population proportion. Based on previous evidence, you believe the population proportion is approximately ˆp=35%p^=35%. You would like to be 90% confident that your esimate is within 1% of the true population proportion. How large of a sample size is required?

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You want to obtain a sample to estimate a population proportion. Based on previous evidence, you believe the population proportion is approximately ˆp=35%p^=35%. You would like to be 90% confident that your esimate is within 1% of the true population proportion. How large of a sample size is required?

 

You are interested in estimating the the mean weight of the local adult population of female white-tailed deer (doe). From past data, you estimate that the standard deviation of all adult female white-tailed deer in this region to be 27 pounds. What sample size would you need to in order to estimate the mean weight of all female white-tailed deer, with a 96% confidence level, to within 5 pounds of the actual weight? (Use Excel to find the appropriate critical value and round to 3 decimal places.)

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