Many People Think That a National Lobbyʹs Successful Fight Against

Multiple Choice

Many people think that a national lobbyʹs successful fight against gun control legislation is reflecting the will ofa minority of Americans. A previous random sample of 4000 citizens yielded 2250 who are in favor of guncontrol legislation. How many citizens would need to be sampled if a 99% confidence interval was desired toestimate the true proportion to within 1%?

A) 16,318
B) 17,240
C) 16,577
D) 15,251