Sample size
Confidence × margin of error × population → minimum n
Parameters
n = z²·p(1−p)/e² for infinite populations; with correction n_adj = n/(1+n/N) for finite. p=50% gives the max n — a safe default when the proportion is unknown. Typical surveys: 95% ±5% → 384 respondents; ±3% → 1067.
Sample
- Minimum sample
- 385
- Uncorrected (infinite)
- 385