The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 16 - Confidence Intervals: The Basics - Apply Your Knowledge - Page 379: 16.4a

Answer

Given p̂ = 51% = 0.51 and E = 4% = 0.04 The confidence interval is given by: p̂ - E to p̂ + E Putting together the values, we have: 0.51 - 0.04 to 0.51 + 0.04 0.47 to 0.55

Work Step by Step

Given p̂ = 51% = 0.51 and E = 4% = 0.04 The confidence interval is given by: p̂ - E to p̂ + E Putting together the values, we have: 0.51 - 0.04 to 0.51 + 0.04 0.47 to 0.55
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