Finding the sample size for the confidence interval
A researcher wishes to estimate the proportion of fish in a certain lake that is inedible due to pollution of the lake. How large a sample should be tested in order to be 99% confident that the true proportion of inedible fish is estimated to within 7%? Use 2.575 as the critical value for a 99% confidence interval.
a) 277
b) 139
c) 196
d) 339