Chapter 7: Q18 (page 312)
Critical Thinking. In Exercises 17鈥28, use the data and confidence level to construct a
confidence interval estimate of p, then address the given question. Mendelian GeneticsOne of Mendel鈥檚 famous genetics experiments yielded 580 peas, with 428 of them green and 152 yellow.
a.Find a 99% confidence interval estimate of the percentageof green peas.
b.Based on his theory of genetics, Mendel expected that 75% of the offspring peas would be green. Given that the percentage of offspring green peas is not 75%, do the results contradict Mendel鈥檚 theory? Why or why not?
Short Answer
a. The 99% confidence interval in terms of percentage of peas is between69.1% to 78.5%.
b. The result contradicts Mendel鈥檚 theory because 75% is included in the confidence interval.