Don't Americans know that eating pizza and french fries leads to being
overweight? In the same American Demographics article referenced in Exercise
\(8.98,\) a survey of women who are the main meal preparers in their households
reported these results:
\(\cdot$$90 \%\) know that obesity causes health problems.
\(\cdot$$80 \%\) know that high fat intake may lead to health problems.
\(\cdot$$86 \%\) know that cholesterol is a health problem.
\(\cdot$$88 \%\) know that sodium may have negative effects on health.
a. Suppose that this survey was based on a random sample of 750 women. How
accurate do you expect the percentages given above to be in estimating the
actual population percentages? (HINT: If these are the only four percentages
for which you need a margin of error, a conservative estimate for \(p\) is \(p
\approx .80 .)\)
b. If you want to decrease your sampling error to \(\pm 1 \%,\) how large a
sample should you take?