A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students who are female. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following confidence interval: (.438, .642). Using the information above, what sample size would be necessary if we wanted to estimate the true proportion to within 1% using 95% reliability?
A) 9543
B) 9604
C) 9989
D) 9220

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The Answer of A confidence interval was used to estimate the proportion of statistics students who are female. A random sample of 72 statistics students generated the following confidence interval: (.438, .642). Using the information above, what sample size would be necessary if we wanted to estimate the true proportion to within 1% using 95% reliability?
A) 9543
B) 9604
C) 9989
D) 9220

A Confidence Interval Was Used to Estimate the Proportion of Statistics