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Table 3 Absolute margins of error for different values of proportions and sample sizes of children hospitalized with Cryptosporidium diarrhea, based on a sample size of 250

From: Evaluating respiratory cryptosporidiosis in pediatric diarrheal disease: protocol for a prospective, observational study in Malawi

Proportion of children with Crypto diarrhea (%)

Number of children with Crypto diarrhea

Proportion of children hospitalized with Cryptosporidium diarrhea with a positive sputum test (%)

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

10

25

15.77

16.94

17.89

19.28

19.75

20.10

20.33

20.45

12

30

13.48

15.43

16.80

17.33

17.76

18.37

18.67

18.70

14

35

12.73

14.25

15.38

16.22

16.54

17.01

17.26

17.31

16

40

12.06

13.30

14.25

14.98

15.53

15.90

16.13

16.20