In: Statistics and Probability
Determine the sample size necessary for estimating the proportion of Ohio teachers that feel anxious about teaching online. Suppose you want to be 99% confidence that the proportion is within 4.25 percentage points of the true proportion. Furthermore, suppose a study from a few years ago showed that 72% of Ohio teachers feel anxious about teaching online.
Solution :
Given that,
= 0.72
1 - = 1 - 0.72= 0.28
margin of error = E = 0.0425
At 99% confidence level the z is,
= 1 - 99%
= 1 - 0.99 = 0.01
/2 = 0.005
Z/2 = 2.58 ( Using z table )
Sample size = n = (Z/2 / E)2 * * (1 - )
= (2.58 / 0.0425)2 * 0.72 * 0.28
=742.93
Sample size = 743