Where;
n is the sample size
N is the total population
n is given by
S
2
v
2
I is the standard error of the sampling distribution
S is the maximum standard deviation of the population element
S
2
=P (1P)
P is the proportion of population elements belonging to the defined class
Using a total error of 0.1 at 95% confidence interval, I is 0.05 and P is 0.5;
S
2
=0.5 (1 0.5)
S
2
=0.25
n =
0.25
(0.05)
2
n =100
n =
100
1+[
100
49
n =32.89
Adding 10% of 32.89 for non-responsiveness
n =32.89 1.1=36.17
Therefore an n value of thirty-six (36) was adopted as the statistically significant
sample size for the survey.
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Stratifying by the use of proportions within the various regions, we used the
formulae; n =[
N
N
n
Where;
n is the strata sample size
N
.
P >0.05 E
o
P 0.05 E
Where:
P is the P-value
E
o
Null hypothesis: there is no dependency between the response and the
various demographics
E