A seed distributor claims that 80% of its beet seeds will germinate. How many seeds must

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A seed distributor claims that 80% of its beet seeds will germinate. How many seeds must be tested for germination in order to estimate p, the true proportion that will germinate, so that the maximum error of the estimate is = 0.03 with 90% confidence?

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QUESTION:

A seed distributor claims that 80% of its beet seeds will germinate. How many seeds must be tested for germination in order to estimate p, the true proportion that will germinate, so that the maximum error of the estimate is = 0.03 with 90% confidence?

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Given that,

A seed distributor claims that p* = 80% or 0.80 of its beet seeds will germinate.

We need to determine the number of seeds that must be tested for germination in order to estimate p, the true proportion that will germinate, so that the maximum error of the estimate is ? = 0.03 with 90% confidence.

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