Hello, may I PLEASE PLEASE get help with these statistics/probability questions? I am extremely confused. CORRECT answers leading to an explanation would be helpful please! A recent study found that 34% of incoming students to institutions of higher education were not prepared for the workload and demands of post-secondary education. How large a sample is needed to estimate the true proportion within 1.5 percentage points with 98% confidence?

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Hello, may I PLEASE PLEASE get help with these statistics/probability questions? I am extremely confused. CORRECT answers leading to an explanation would be helpful please! A recent study found that 34% of incoming students to institutions of higher education were not prepared for the workload and demands of post-secondary education. How large a sample is needed to estimate the true proportion within 1.5 percentage points with 98% confidence?
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