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What sample size is needed to be 90\% confident?
Now recompute the formula using the t value. Remember, always round sample size up. Answer: Given a sample standard deviation of 6.2 units per hour, if you have a sample size ≥49 the margin of error in a 90\% confidence interval will be ≤1.5 units per hour.
What is the minimum sample size needed for a 95 confidence interval?
Remember that z for a 95\% confidence level is 1.96. Refer to the table provided in the confidence level section for z scores of a range of confidence levels. Thus, for the case above, a sample size of at least 385 people would be necessary.
What is the confidence level for 95\%?
Step #5: Find the Z value for the selected confidence interval.
Confidence Interval | Z |
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85\% | 1.440 |
90\% | 1.645 |
95\% | 1.960 |
99\% | 2.576 |
What sample size is required if we want a 90\% confidence interval estimate with a margin of error of 2 assume σ 8?
What sample size is required if we want a 90\% confidence interval estimate with a margin of error of 2? Assume σ = 8. = 0.55.
What is the z score for 95 percent confidence interval?
1.960
Step #5: Find the Z value for the selected confidence interval.
Confidence Interval | Z |
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85\% | 1.440 |
90\% | 1.645 |
95\% | 1.960 |
99\% | 2.576 |
How do I calculate margin of error?
The margin of error can be calculated in two ways, depending on whether you have parameters from a population or statistics from a sample:
- Margin of error = Critical value x Standard deviation for the population.
- Margin of error = Critical value x Standard error of the sample.
How do you find the margin of error for a sample size?
How to calculate margin of error
- Get the population standard deviation (σ) and sample size (n).
- Take the square root of your sample size and divide it into your population standard deviation.
- Multiply the result by the z-score consistent with your desired confidence interval according to the following table:
What percentage of population is a good sample size?
A good maximum sample size is usually around 10\% of the population, as long as this does not exceed 1000. For example, in a population of 5000, 10\% would be 500. In a population of 200,000, 10\% would be 20,000.
How do you calculate population sample size?
n = N*X / (X + N – 1), where, X = Zα/22 *p*(1-p) / MOE2, and Zα/2 is the critical value of the Normal distribution at α/2 (e.g. for a confidence level of 95\%, α is 0.05 and the critical value is 1.96), MOE is the margin of error, p is the sample proportion, and N is the population size.