(04-07-2025, 03:23 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(04-07-2025, 02:40 PM)Sneakers Wrote: Copycat can't answer right now, he's in the concussion protocol, and I must say, it's his own fault.  I warned him that debating you with logic and reason was like running into a wall, but he just wouldn't listen.  Maybe next time he'll remember to put on a helmet first.

Anyway, in the spirit of keeping the conversation going, I'll say that 89.7% could fairly be described as nearly 90%.

OK let's say then that the number meant by "nearly 90%" is 85.0% to 89.7%.
Say he has 100 patients. Say he is ethical and doesn't discuss politics unless they volunteer the info without prompting.  For him to confidently say that "nearly 90%" of his patients are liberal, what is the minimum number of patients who would have to volunteer that information?