Cadir, Nafeesa A.

BSN III-E

Exercise 1: Given a population (N) of 10,000, complete the table below using Slovin’s formula.

Estimate Of Error (e) Sample Size (n)

1% 5,000
2% 2,000
3% 1,000
4% 588
5% 385

Solutions:

(e) = 1% (e) = 2% (e) = 3%

n= n= n=
10,000 10,000 10,000
1+(10,000)(0.01)2 1+(10,000)(0.02)
2 1+(10,000)(0.03)
2

n= n= n=
10,000 10,000 10,000
1+ (10,000 )( .0001 ) 1+ (10,000 )( .0004 ) 1+ (10,000 )( .0009 )
10,000 10,000 10,000
n= n= n=
1+ ( 1 ) 1+ ( 4 ) 1+ ( 9 )

(e) = 4% (e) = 5%
n=
n=
10,000
10,000
1+(10,000)(0.04)2
1+(10,000)(0.05)2
n=
n=
10,000
10,000
1+ (10,000 )( 0.0016 )
1+ (10,000 )( 0.0025 )
10,000
n= 10,000
1+ ( 16 ) n=
1+ ( 25 )
Exercise 2: A public secondary school wishes to assess the students’ views of the quality of
service of specific offices under student services. The population of 2000 students consist of:
Level Population (N) Sample Size (n)
1st year 550 55
2nd year 500 50
3rd year 500 50
4th year 450 45
TOTAL N = 2000 n = 200

Level Solution (N) Answer

1st year 550/2000 x 200 55
2nd year 500/2000 x 200 50
3rd year 500/2,000 x 200 50
4th year 450/2,000 x 200 45
TOTAL N = 2000 n = 200