bac-s-maths 2017 Q5

bac-s-maths · France · centres-etrangers 1 marks Confidence intervals Determine minimum sample size for a desired interval width
The company wishes to estimate the proportion of people over 20 years old among its customers, at a confidence level of $95\%$, with an interval amplitude less than 0.05. It questions for this purpose a random sample of customers.
What is the minimum number of customers to question?
Answer a: 40 Answer b: 400 Answer c: 1600 Answer d: 20
The company wishes to estimate the proportion of people over 20 years old among its customers, at a confidence level of $95\%$, with an interval amplitude less than 0.05. It questions for this purpose a random sample of customers.

What is the minimum number of customers to question?

Answer a: 40\\
Answer b: 400\\
Answer c: 1600\\
Answer d: 20