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Ch 5·§5.6 Surveys and the margin of error
5.6

5.6 Surveys and the margin of error

The chapter closer. A sample of size n estimates a population proportion with a margin of error of roughly 1/√n. Shrinking the margin requires quadrupling the sample.

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