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Joshua Joseph
on Dec 01, 2024
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A university's administrator proposes to do an analysis of the proportion of graduates who have not found employment in their major field one year after graduation.In previous years,the percentage averaged 13%.He wants the margin of error to be within 4% at a 99% confidence level.What sample size will suffice? Use 2.575 as the critical value for a 99% confidence interval.
A) 191
B) 19
C) 272
D) 563
E) 469
Employment
The condition of working for pay, involving a formal agreement between an employer and an employee.
Major Field
The primary area of study chosen by a student in college or university, which determines the focus of their academic coursework and degrees.
Critical Value
A threshold value used in hypothesis testing to determine whether or not to reject the null hypothesis.
- Assess the suitability of sample dimensions for given error margins and levels of confidence.
- Pinpoint the suitable number of responses needed to achieve defined confidence parameters and error margins in surveys and polling contexts.
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Learning Objectives
- Assess the suitability of sample dimensions for given error margins and levels of confidence.
- Pinpoint the suitable number of responses needed to achieve defined confidence parameters and error margins in surveys and polling contexts.