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Old 05-01-2009, 11:04 AM   #25
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Originally Posted by Bobblehead View Post
The sample size you need will also affect your variance.

In this case, with this sample size you will have a 95% confidence level that the result is within +-5 (actually 5.34).

A sample size of 1000 gives you +-3 "19 times out of 20".

Handy calculator for this: http://www.surveysystem.com/sscalc.htm
Exactly, so you also get a tighter sample.
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