Elementary Statistics: A Step-by-Step Approach with Formula Card 9th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Confidence Intervals and Sample - Review Exercises - Section 7-3 - Page 408: 8

Answer

$0.407\leq p\leq0.433$

Work Step by Step

Given $n=1500, \hat p=0.42, c=0.95$ we have $\hat q=0.58, Z_{\alpha/2}=1.96$ The margin of error $E=1.96\times\sqrt \frac{0.42\times0.58}{1500}=0.013$ The confidence interval is $(0.42-0.013, 0.42+0.013)$ The true proportion of all adults who favor visiting historical sites for vacations is $0.407\leq p\leq0.433$
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