What sample size would be required to estimate the true proportion of American female business executives who prefer the title "Ms.," with an error of ±0.025 and 98 percent confidence? (Enter your answer as a whole number (no decimals). Use a z-value taken to three decimal places in your calculations.) Sample size
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