Welcome to the LimeSurvey Community Forum

Ask the community, share ideas, and connect with other LimeSurvey users!

Survey uncertainty with a given population proportion

  • milanoleonardo
  • milanoleonardo's Avatar Topic Author
  • Offline
  • New Member
  • New Member
More
8 years 3 months ago #149907 by milanoleonardo
Hello!

I have to estimate the uncertainty of the result of a survey where there sample size was defined to have an uncertainty of 2.76%, based on p a p value of 0.5.

The 2.76% error is calculated assuming a 50% population proportion, which is a worst case scenario assumption:

size sample 1260
confidence interval 1.96 (95 percent)
proportion: 50.00% error 2.76%

The result of the survey is 4%: with this population proportion what would be the error?:

size sample 1260
confidence interval 1.96 (95 percent)
proportion (p): 4.9% error ????

Thank you!
The topic has been locked.
  • Joffm
  • Joffm's Avatar
  • Offline
  • LimeSurvey Community Team
  • LimeSurvey Community Team
More
8 years 3 months ago #149933 by Joffm
Hi, milanoleonardo,

what is your question about the design issues of Limesurvey?

Or do you want us to have a look into a statistic table?

Regards
Joffm

Volunteers are not paid.
Not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless
The topic has been locked.
  • holch
  • holch's Avatar
  • Offline
  • LimeSurvey Community Team
  • LimeSurvey Community Team
More
8 years 3 months ago #149935 by holch
This forum is about Limesurvey, the survey software.

Your questions is rather for a statistics forum.

Help us to help you!
  • Provide your LS version and where it is installed (own server, uni/employer, SaaS hosting, etc.).
  • Always provide a LSS file (not LSQ or LSG).
Note: I answer at this forum in my spare time, I'm not a LimeSurvey GmbH employee.
The topic has been locked.
  • milanoleonardo
  • milanoleonardo's Avatar Topic Author
  • Offline
  • New Member
  • New Member
More
8 years 3 months ago #149945 by milanoleonardo
Replied by milanoleonardo on topic Survey uncertainty with a given population proportion
I am sorry, I thought this was a forum on survey design
The topic has been locked.
  • holch
  • holch's Avatar
  • Offline
  • LimeSurvey Community Team
  • LimeSurvey Community Team
More
8 years 3 months ago #149946 by holch
But your question is rather about the results/outcome than the design of an online questionnaire or survey, right?

Help us to help you!
  • Provide your LS version and where it is installed (own server, uni/employer, SaaS hosting, etc.).
  • Always provide a LSS file (not LSQ or LSG).
Note: I answer at this forum in my spare time, I'm not a LimeSurvey GmbH employee.
The topic has been locked.
Moderators: tpartnerholch

Lime-years ahead

Online-surveys for every purse and purpose