Table 1.
Number of Grant Applications That Must Be Submitted to Achieve Desired Probability of Having at Least 1 Application Funded. For Example, 8 Applications Would Need to Be Submitted to Be 80% Certain of Having at Least 1 Application Funded if the Overall Proportion of Applications Funded Is 0.20
| Probability at least 1 grant funded (%) | Overall proportion of applications funded | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.50 | |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 70 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 80 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 90 | 45 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |