Run the STATISTICS program 4 more times. Each time, compute the errors in the estimates (P will be different for each program run).
a. For the four program runs, what was the largest and smallest amount of error for each sample size? (Disregard the plus or minus sign.)
b. Was the sample proportion from a smaller sample ever a better estimate of the population proportion than the sample proportion from a larger sample? Yes____ No ____. c. If yes, for which runs (1, 2, 3 or 4) were the errors smaller? RUN(S) WITH SMALLER SAMPLE ERRORS SMALLER ____________
d. Why is it possible for a smaller sample to occasionally give a better estimate than a larger sample? ___________________________________________
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