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 3% using 99% reliability?
A)1916
B)1831
C)1769
D)1842

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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 3% using 99% reliability?
A)1916
B)1831
C)1769
D)1842

A Confidence Interval Was Used to Estimate the Proportion of Statistics