Chapter 8: Q.92 (page 483)
Using the same p鈥 and level of confidence, suppose that n were increased to 100. Would the error bound become larger
or smaller? How do you know?
Short Answer
The error bound will become smaller.
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Chapter 8: Q.92 (page 483)
Using the same p鈥 and level of confidence, suppose that n were increased to 100. Would the error bound become larger
or smaller? How do you know?
The error bound will become smaller.
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