This document shows the sample size (n) needed for a study to achieve 95% and 99% confidence intervals for different levels of margin of error (E). As the margin of error decreases, requiring more precision, the necessary sample size increases dramatically according to the tables presented. For a 95% confidence interval, a margin of error of 0.01 requires a sample size of over 9,000 while 0.1 needs only 96 subjects.
This document shows the sample size (n) needed for a study to achieve 95% and 99% confidence intervals for different levels of margin of error (E). As the margin of error decreases, requiring more precision, the necessary sample size increases dramatically according to the tables presented. For a 95% confidence interval, a margin of error of 0.01 requires a sample size of over 9,000 while 0.1 needs only 96 subjects.
This document shows the sample size (n) needed for a study to achieve 95% and 99% confidence intervals for different levels of margin of error (E). As the margin of error decreases, requiring more precision, the necessary sample size increases dramatically according to the tables presented. For a 95% confidence interval, a margin of error of 0.01 requires a sample size of over 9,000 while 0.1 needs only 96 subjects.