A manufacturer of small appliances purchases plastic handles for coffeepots from an outside vendor. If a...

A manufacturer of small appliances purchases plastic handles for coffeepots from an outside vendor. If a handle is cracked, it is considered defective and must be discarded. A large shipment of plastic handles is received. The proportion of defective handles p is of interest. How many handles from the shipment should be inspected to estimate p to within 0.08 with 95% confidence? (Enter your answer as a whole number.

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Given that,

= 0.5

1 - = 1 - 0.5 = 0.5

margin of error = E = 0.08

At 95% confidence level the z is ,

= 1 - 95% = 1 - 0.95 = 0.05

/ 2 = 0.05 / 2 = 0.025

Z/2 = Z0.025 = 1.96 ( Using z table )

Sample size = n = (Z/2 / E)2 * * (1 - )

= (1.96 / 0.08)2 * 0.5 * 0.5

= 150.0625

Sample size =151

orchestra answered 1 year ago

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