Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.2 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 419: 23b

Answer

The researcher needs to sample another 13 adult Americans.

Work Step by Step

$p=0.20=20$% We must have: $np(1-p)\geq10$ $n0.20(1-0.80)\geq10$ $n\geq\frac{10}{0.20\times0.80}=62.5$ $n\geq63$ (The number of adult Americans must be an integer) But, the researcher sampled 50 adult Americans. So, the researcher needs to sample another: $63-50=13$ adult Americans.
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