We are interested in conducting a study in order to determine what percentage of voters of a state would vote for the incumbent governor. What is the minimum sample size neede to estimate the population proportion with a margin of error 5% or less, at 95% confidence?

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A: The confidence level is 95%. Therefore, α = 0.05 and α/2=0.025. The margin of error is 5% =0.05…

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Estimation

A new framework of data analysis where the new statistical methods are used for interpreting the results and analyzing the data is known as estimation in statistics.