Answer: 1/2
Explanation:
This is straight from Khan
ample size and margin of error
In a one-sample
z
zz interval for a proportion, the
margin of error
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(
statistic
)
±
(
margin of error
)
p
^
±
z
∗
p
^
(
1
−
p
^
)
n
(statistic)
p
^
±(margin of error)
±z
∗
n
p
^
(1−
p
^
)
Since the sample size
n
nn is in the denominator, increasing the sample size will lead to a smaller margin of error.
Hint #22 / 3
Comparing sizes of margins of error
Let's look at each margin of error in terms of its sample size.
Smaller sample,
n
=
200
n=200n, equals, 200:
=
z
∗
p
^
(
1
−
p
^
)
200
error
margin of
=z
∗
200
p
^
(1−
p
^
)
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Larger sample,
n
=
800
n=800n, equals, 800:
=
z
∗
p
^
(
1
−
p
^
)
800
=
z
∗
p
^
(
1
−
p
^
)
4
⋅
200
=
z
∗
1
4
⋅
p
^
(
1
−
p
^
)
200
=
1
2
⋅
z
∗
p
^
(
1
−
p
^
)
200
error
margin of
=z
∗
800
p
^
(1−
p
^
)
=z
∗
4⋅200
p
^
(1−
p
^
)
=z
∗
4
1
⋅
200
p
^
(1−
p
^
)
=
2
1
⋅z
∗
200
p
^
(1−
p
^
)
Even though
800
800800 is
4
44 times larger than the smaller sample, the margin of error from the larger sample is
1
2
2
1
start fraction, 1, divided by, 2, end fraction the margin of error from the smaller sample.
Equivalently, the margin of error from the smaller sample is
2
22 times the margin of error from the larger sample.
Hint #33 / 3
Answer
The margin of error from the larger sample will be
1
2
2
1
start fraction, 1, divided by, 2, end fraction the margin of error from the smaller sample.