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If you're doing random sampling* then the proportion of the population sampled doesn't really matter if the population is very large. The margin of error is en
by caf 10y ago
If you're doing random sampling* then the proportion of the population sampled doesn't really matter if the population is very large. The margin of error is entirely dominated by the absolute sample size and true value of the underlying statistic being measured.
* which of course this might not be
- ksk 10y ago>If you're doing random sampling* then the proportion of the population sampled doesn't really matter if the population is very large. This is of course false. The sample size has to be calculated based on the size of the population.