Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.2 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 419: 17c

Answer

$P(40 \leq p̂ \leq 45) = 0.3232$. This implies that about 32 out of 100 samples of size n = 500 adult Americans will have 40%-45% individuals who believe that marriage is now obsolete.

Work Step by Step

Using data from part a for $40 \leq p̂ \leq 45$, we have: $z = \frac{0.40 - 0.39}{0.022} = 0.45$ $z = \frac{0.45 - 0.39}{0.022} = 2.73$ $P(40 \leq p̂ \leq 45) = P(0.45 < z < 2.73) = P(z < 2.73) - P(z < 0.45)$ = 0.9968 - 0.6736 = 0.3232
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