Town officials want to determine the current percentage of residents vaccinated for Covid19. How many residents should be surveyed in order to be 90% confident that the estimated proportion is within five percentage points of the true population proportion who are vaccinated for Covid19? Previously the proportion was 0.55. Use the samp_pro function below.
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