Joe Kennedy wants to be elected Senator to replace Senator Markie. He wants to be 9%...
Joe Kennedy wants to be elected Senator to replace Senator Markie. He wants to be 9% certain of his results with a margin of error of no more than 2%.
a) In no preliminary survey was conducted, how many people across
the state need to be randomly surveyed?
b) If a preliminary survey showed 40% like him, how many people
need to be surveyed.
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