Exact Computation of Minimum Sample Size for Estimating Proportion of Finite Population

摘要

In this paper, we develop an exact method for the determination of theminimum sample size for estimating the proportion of a finite population withprescribed margin of error and confidence level. By characterizing the behaviorof the coverage probability with respect to the proportion, we show that thecomputational complexity can be significantly reduced and bounded regardlesspopulation size.