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Sample Size Calculator

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Find how many responses you need for a statistically valid survey.

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Required Sample Size 385
Unadjusted Sample Size385
Final Sample Size (rounded up)385

How Sample Size Is Calculated

Sample size determines how many responses you'd need to be confident that your survey results reflect the whole population within your chosen margin of error. A higher confidence level or a tighter margin of error both increase the sample size needed.

n = Z² Ɨ p Ɨ (1 āˆ’ p)E²

Z = z-score for your confidence level, p = expected proportion, E = margin of error (decimal)

Finite Population Correction

If you know the total size of the population you're surveying (and it's relatively small), the calculator applies a correction that reduces the required sample size, since a larger share of a small population needs to be sampled to reach the same confidence.