A previous random sample of 4000 U.S. citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation. How many citizens would need to be sampled for a 90% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion within 1%? 6224 6766 7036 6660

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A previous random sample of 4000 U.S. citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun
control legislation. How many citizens would need to be sampled for a 90% confidence
interval to estimate the true proportion within 1%?
6224
6766
7036
6660
Transcribed Image Text:A previous random sample of 4000 U.S. citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of gun control legislation. How many citizens would need to be sampled for a 90% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion within 1%? 6224 6766 7036 6660
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