Fundamentals of Statistics (5th Edition)

5th Edition

ISBN: 9780134508306

Author: Michael Sullivan III

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 9.1, Problem 35AYU

NW High-Speed Internet Access A researcher wishes to estimate the proportion of households that have broadband Internet access. What size sample should be obtained if she wishes the estimate to be within 0.03 with 99% confidence if

a. she uses a 2009 estimate of 0.635 obtained from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration?
b. she does not use any prior estimates?

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