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24.2 of the mayors of cities in a certain state are from minority groups.
 
  A) statistic B) parameter

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You wish to estimate the proportion of adults that have ever used alternative medicine. Obtain a sample size that will ensure a margin of error of at most 0.02 for a 95 confidence interval.
 
  It is deemed reasonable to presume that of those sampled, the proportion that have used alternative medicine will be at least 0.51.
  A) 4142 B) 2160 C) 4898 D) 2400



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Answer to Question 2

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