Problem

Use the sample data and confidence level given below
A research institute poll asked respondents if they felt vulnerable to identity theit. In the poil, $n=987$ and $x=567$ who said " yes. " Use a $90 \%$ confidence level

Identify the value of the margin of error $E$
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(Round to four decimal places as needed)

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Final Answer: The value of the margin of error \(E\) is \(\boxed{0.0259}\).

Steps

Step 1 :Given that the number of respondents, \(n = 987\), and the number of respondents who said 'yes', \(x = 567\). The z-score for a 90% confidence level, \(Z = 1.645\).

Step 2 :First, calculate the sample proportion, \(p\), using the formula \(p = \frac{x}{n}\).

Step 3 :Substitute the given values into the formula to get \(p = \frac{567}{987} = 0.574468085106383\).

Step 4 :Next, calculate the margin of error, \(E\), using the formula \(E = Z \sqrt{\frac{p(1 - p)}{n}}\).

Step 5 :Substitute the values into the formula to get \(E = 1.645 \sqrt{\frac{0.574468085106383(1 - 0.574468085106383)}{987}} = 0.02588846781788074\).

Step 6 :Round the value of \(E\) to four decimal places to get \(E = 0.0259\).

Step 7 :Final Answer: The value of the margin of error \(E\) is \(\boxed{0.0259}\).

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