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Diversion Study Guide, Appendix J, Table 2

Number of samples based on number of entities in population

(Given: 90 percent confidence interval, 5 percent precision, 50 percent participation level estimate)

 Table J-2: 543 or more entities  | Table J-1: 1-542 entities

Number of entities (businesses, households, etc.)* Number of samples needed Number of entities (businesses, households, etc.)* Number of samples needed
N n N n
543 181 1390 227
552 182 1429 228
561 183 1469 229
571 184 1511 230
580 185 1556 231
590 186 1603 232
601 187 1652 233
611 188 1704 234
622 189 1758 235
633 190 1816 236
644 191 1877 237
656 192 1942 238
667 193 2011 239
680 194 2084 240
692 195 2162 241
705 196 2246 242
718 197 2336 243
732 198 2432 244
745 199 2535 245
760 200 2647 246
774 201 2768 247
790 202 2899 248
805 203 3043 249
821 204 3200 250
838 205 3373 251
855 206 3563 252
872 207 3775 253
890 208 4011 254
909 209 4277 255
928 210 4578 256
948 211 4922 257
969 212 5319 258
990 213 5780 259
1012 214 6325 260
1035 215 6978 261
1059 216 7774 262
1083 217 8767 263
1109 218 10040 264
1135 219 11729 265
1163 220 14081 266
1191 221 17579 267
1221 222    
1252 223    
1285 224    
1318 225    
1353 226    

* If your N is between values given, use the smaller number of samples

Appendix J | Table of Contents

 

Last updated: October 26, 2007


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