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The Census Bureau is planning to take a sample amounting to 1/10 of 1% of the po

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Question

The Census Bureau is planning to take a sample amounting to 1/10 of 1% of the population in each state in order to estimate the percentage of the population in that state earning over $100,000 a year. Other things being equal:

(i) The accuracy to be expected in California (population 35 million) is about the same as the accuracy to be expected in Nevada (population 2 million).

(ii) The accuracy to be expected in California is quite a bit higher than in Nevada.

(iii) The accuracy to be expected in California is quite a bit lower than in Nevada.

Explain

Explanation / Answer

(ii) the accuracy to be expected in california is quite a bit higher than in nevada.