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Sampling Distributions and Estimation
Part 2
Sample Size Determination for a Mean
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Caution 2: Using z
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p(1-p)
Since p is a number between 0 and 1, the allowable error E is also between 0 and 1.
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nN n + (N-1)
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Or you can use a conservative quick rule for the degrees of freedom: n* = min (n1 1, n2 1).
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