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Table for Determining Minimum Returned Sample Size for a Given Population
Size for Continuous and Categorical Data by Adam (2020) Population Size
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Table for Determining Minimum Returned Sample Size for a Given Population Size for
Continuous and Categorical Data by Adam (2020)

Sample Size
Categorical data (margin of error=.05), 𝛒=2 Continuous data (margin of error=.03), 𝛒=4

90% 95% 99% confidence 90% 95% 99%

confidence confidence Level confidence confidence confidence
Population Level Level 𝑡 = 2.58 Level Level Level
𝑡 = 1.645 𝑡 = 1.96 𝑡 = 1.645 𝑡 = 1.96 𝑡 = 2.58
Size

10 10 10 10 10 10 10
15 15 15 15 14 15 15
20 19 20 20 19 19 20
25 23 24 25 23 23 24
30 28 28 29 26 27 29
35 31 33 34 30 31 33
40 35 37 38 33 35 37
50 43 45 47 40 43 46
60 50 52 56 46 49 54
70 56 60 64 52 56 61
80 62 67 72 57 62 69
90 68 73 80 61 68 76
100 74 80 87 66 73 83
110 79 86 95 70 78 89
120 84 92 102 74 83 96
130 88 98 109 77 88 102
140 93 103 116 81 92 108
150 97 108 123 84 97 114
160 101 113 129 87 101 119
170 105 118 136 90 104 125
180 109 123 142 92 108 130
190 112 128 148 95 111 135
200 116 132 154 97 115 140
220 122 140 166 102 121 150
250 130 152 182 108 130 163
300 143 169 207 116 142 182
350 153 184 230 123 152 200
400 162 196 250 128 161 215
450 169 208 269 133 168 229
500 176 218 286 137 174 241
600 187 235 316 144 185 262
700 196 249 342 149 194 279
800 203 260 364 153 201 293
900 209 270 383 156 206 306
1000 213 278 400 159 211 317
1200 221 292 429 163 219 334
 1500 230 306 462 167 227 354
2000 239 323 500 172 236 376
3000 249 341 545 177 245 401
5000 257 357 588 182 254 424
8000 262 367 615 184 259 437
10000 264 370 625 185 260 442
20000 267 377 645 187 264 452
50000 270 382 657 188 266 459
100000 270 383 662 188 267 461
150000 271 384 663 188 267 461
200000 271 384 664 188 267 462
>1000000 271 385 666 188 267 463

This Table is based on the Adjusted formula proposed by Adam (2020) as follows:

N
𝑛= 1+Νɛ2

Where n= minimum returned sample size

N = the population size

ρe
ɛ = adjust margin of error [ɛ = ( 𝑡 )]

e = the degree of accuracy expressed as a proportion

ρ= the number of standard deviations that would include all possible

t= t-value for the selected alpha level of confidence level

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Adam, A. M. (2020). Sample Size Determination in Survey Research. Journal of Scientific

Research and Reports, 26(5), 90-97. https://doi.org/10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i530263

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