/*! This file is auto-generated */ .wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none} Q.11 Prayer in school A New York Time... [FREE SOLUTION] | 91影视

91影视

Prayer in school A New York Times/CBS News Poll asked the question, 鈥淒o you favor an amendment to the Constitution that would permit organized prayer in public schools?鈥 Sixty-six percent of the sample answered 鈥淵es.鈥 The article describing the poll says that it 鈥渋s based on telephone interviews conducted from Sept. 13 to Sept. 18 with 1664adults around the United States, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. . . . The telephone numbers were formed by random digits, thus permitting access to both listed and unlisted residential numbers.鈥 The article gives the margin of error for a 95%confidence level as 3percentage points.

(a) Explain what the margin of error means to someone who knows little statistics.

(b) State and interpret the 95% confidence interval.

(c) Interpret the confidence level.

Short Answer

Expert verified

a). On average the sample proportion will be within 3%of the true proportion in 95% of all samples.

b). We are localid="1649754733996" 95%confident that the true population proportion is between localid="1649754744695" 0.63and localid="1649754756510" 0.69.

c). On average, in localid="1649754767371" 95%of all samples the corresponding confidence interval will contain the true population proportion localid="1649754793252" p.

Step by step solution

01

Part (a) Step 1: Given Information 

The article gives the margin of error for a 95%confidence level as 3percentage points.

02

Part (a) Step 2: Explanation 

The margin of error is the amount of error that is made, on average, in estimating the population proportion pby the sample proportion p^.

Thus on average the sample proportion will be within 3%of the true proportion in 95%of all samples.

03

Part (b) Step 1: Given Information 

The article gives the margin of error for a 95%.

p^=66%=0.66

E=3%=0.03

04

Part (b) Step 2: Explanation 

The boundaries of the confidence interval is the sample proportion increased/decreased by the margin of error:

0.63=0.66-0.03=p^-E<p<p^+E=0.66+0.03=0.69

We are 95%confident that the true population proportion is between 0.63and0.69.

05

Part (c) Step 1: Given Information 

The article gives the margin of error for a 95%confidence level.

06

Part (c) Step 2: Explanation 

The confidence level is 95%.

This means: On average, in 95%of all samples the corresponding confidence interval will contain the true population proportion p.

Unlock Step-by-Step Solutions & Ace Your Exams!

  • Full Textbook Solutions

    Get detailed explanations and key concepts

  • Unlimited Al creation

    Al flashcards, explanations, exams and more...

  • Ads-free access

    To over 500 millions flashcards

  • Money-back guarantee

    We refund you if you fail your exam.

Over 30 million students worldwide already upgrade their learning with 91影视!

One App. One Place for Learning.

All the tools & learning materials you need for study success - in one app.

Get started for free

Most popular questions from this chapter

In preparing to construct a one-samplet interval for a population mean, suppose we are not sure if the population distribution is Normal. In which of the following circumstances would we not be safe constructing the interval based on an SRS of size 24from the population?

(a) A stem plot of the data is roughly bell-shaped.

(b) A histogram of the data shows slight skewness.

(c) A stem plot of the data has a large outlier.

(d) The sample standard deviation is large.

(c) The tprocedures are robust, so it is always safe.

2K10 begins In January 2010, a Gallup Poll asked a random sample of adults, "In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time?" In all, 256said that they were sitisfied and the remaining 769said they were not. Construct and interpret a90%confidence interval for the proportion of adults who are satisfied with how things are going. Follow the four-step process.

65. Critical value What critical valuet*from Table Bwould you use for a 99%confidence interval for the population mean based on an SRS of size 58? If possible, use technology to find a more accurate value of t*. What advantage does the more accurate dfprovide?

Teens' online profiles Over half of all American teens (ages 12 to 17 years) have an online profile, mainly on Facebook. A random sample of 487 teens with profiles found that 385 included photos of themselves. 13

(a) Construct and interpret a 95%confidence interval for p. Follow the four-step process.

(b) Is it plausible that the true proportion of American teens with profiles who have posted photos of themselves is 0.75? Use your result from part (a) to support your answer.

Conditions Martin says that the relative importance of the three conditions for performing inference is, in order from most to least important, Independent, Normal, and Random. Write a brief note to Martin explaining why he is incorrect.

See all solutions

Recommended explanations on Math Textbooks

View all explanations

What do you think about this solution?

We value your feedback to improve our textbook solutions.

Study anywhere. Anytime. Across all devices.