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Sample size calculator

What margin of error can you accept?

5% is a common choice

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What confidence level do you need?

Typical choices are 90%, 95%, or 99%

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What is the population size?

If you don't know, use 20000

What is the response distribution?

The most conservative choice is 50%

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Your recommended sample size is

377

Alternate scenarios

With a sample size of

  

  

Your margin of error would be

9.78%

6.89%

5.62%

With a confidence level of

  

  

Your sample size would need to be

267

377

643

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