Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.1 - Assess Your Understanding - Vocabulary and Skill Building - Page 436: 6

Answer

Decreases.

Work Step by Step

$E=z_{\frac{α}{2}}\sqrt {\frac{p ̂(1-p ̂)}{n}}$ As the sample size (n) increases, according to the given formula, the margin of error, E, decreases.
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