When Solving for the Sample Size Needed to Compute a 95

Multiple Choice

When solving for the sample size needed to compute a 95 percent confidence interval for a population proportion p, having a given error bound E, we choose a value of that

A) makes (1 −
) as small as reasonably possible.
B) makes (1 −
) as large as reasonably possible.
C) makes (1 −
) as close to .5 as reasonably possible.
D) makes (1 −
) as close to .25 as reasonably possible.
E) makes (1 −
) as large as reasonably possible and makes
(1 −
) as close to .25 as reasonably possible.