It is rumored that 25% of Filipino homes have GMA Affordabox. How large a sample is necessary to estimate the true population of homes which do with 95% confidence and within 3 percentage points? How large a sample is necessary if nothing is known about the proportion?

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It is rumored that 25% of Filipino homes have GMA Affordabox. How large a sample is
necessary to estimate the true population of homes which do with 95% confidence
and within 3 percentage points? How large a sample is necessary if nothing is known
about the proportion?
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 3 It is rumored that 25% of Filipino homes have GMA Affordabox. How large a sample is necessary to estimate the true population of homes which do with 95% confidence and within 3 percentage points? How large a sample is necessary if nothing is known about the proportion?
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