Sample Size Calculator - Descriptive Proportions and Means

Proportion - Infinite N

Mean - Infinite N

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N (Population size)
p (expected proportion e.g., .50)
d (precision e.g., +/- 0.05)
z alpha/2 (95% CI)

Infinite
0.50
0.05
1.96

N (Population size)
s-squared ( expected variance)
d (precision +/- ?)
z alpha/2 (95% CI)

n - num
n - den
Sample size, n

0.9604
0.0025
384.16

n - num
n - den
Sample size, n

Proportion - Finite Population

Mean - Finite Population

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N (Population size)
p (expected proportion e.g., .50)
d (precision e.g., +/- 0.05)
z alpha/2 (95% CI)
n - num
n - den
Sample size, n

600
0.5
0.1
1.96
150.0000
1.8092
82.91

N (Population size)
s-squared ( expected variance)
d (precision)
z alpha/2 (95% CI)
n-o - num
n-o - den
n-o
Sample size, n

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Infinite
2.5
0.25
1.96
24.01
0.0625
384.16

Population
5000
2.5
0.25
1.96
24.01
0.0625
384.16
356.75

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