You flipped a coin 300 times, and observed that the coin landed heads up 210 times. Use the point estimator from the study to find the sample size necessary for an 80% confidence interval to specify the proportion to within ±0.01. Round the value up to the next integer.

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You flipped a coin 300 times, and observed that the coin landed
heads up 210 times.

Use the point estimator from the study to find the sample size necessary for an 80% confidence interval to specify the proportion to within ±0.01. Round the value up to the next integer.

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