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Determining the Minimum Sample Size Required
7. Sampling Distributions & Confidence Intervals: Mean / Determining the Minimum Sample Size Required / Problem 5
Problem 5

A nutritionist wants to estimate the difference in the proportion of adults and teenagers who consume at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily. What sample size should be obtained from each group if she wants the estimate to be within 44 percentage points with 95%95\% confidence, using previous estimates of 28%28\% for adults and 22%22\% for teenagers?