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g Jack is polling New Yorkers to determine what proportion of them want to legalize recreational marijuana. How many New Yorkers should the sample to ens

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Answer:

1006

Explanation:

Take proportion, p = 62%

n = (Z² * pq) / M.E²

Margin error = 0.03

p = 62% = 0.62

q = 1 - p = 1 - 0.62 = 0.38

Zcritical at 95% = 1.96

n = (1.96² * (0.62*0.38)) / 0.03²

n = 0.90508096 / 0.0009

n = 1005.6455

n = 1006

Sample size = 1006

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