Use the Given Data to Find the Minimum Sample Size $\hat { \mathrm { p } }$

Multiple Choice

Use the given data to find the minimum sample size required to estimate the population proportion.
-Margin of error: 0.04; confidence level: 99%; from a prior study, $\hat { \mathrm { p } }$ is estimated by 0.12.

A) 526
B) 254
C) 18
D) 438