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8.1 In general:
𝑝̂(1−𝑝̂)
a. 𝑝̂ ± 𝑧 ∗ √ 𝑛
𝑆 z* t*
b. 𝑥̅ ± 𝑡 ∗ 𝑥𝑛
√
Critical Value z* t*
9. You are given a confidence level of 95% and an interval of (0.23, 0.49) with an unknown parameter.
Interpret the confidence interval and then find and state the point estimate and margin of error.
Interpretation—we are 95% confident that the interval from 0.23 to 0.49 captures the actual value of the
parameter.
Point Estimate—0.36 and Margin of Error—0.13
10. Which of the following is NOT a true statement?
a. As sample size n increases, the length of the interval decreases.
b. As sample size n decreases, the length of the interval decreases
c. As the confidence level decreases, length of interval decreases.
d. As the confidence level increases, length of interval increases.
C. As sample size decreases, the length of the interval decreases; because as a sample size n decreases, the
length of the interval would increase since there is less accuracy, therefore allowing the confidence interval to
be wider.
15. Molly conducts a survey at a large high school. She asks the first 100 people that arrive at school
whether or not they play a sport. Only 23 said “yes”. Check whether the conditions for calculating
confidence interval for the population proportion, p are met.
1
10%: 𝑛 ≤ 10 𝑁 → 1,000 < 10,000
b. What would our sample size need to be if our margin of error has to be within 1?
18. Mary decides to conduct a survey on the amount of fruits and veggies on students plates at her high
school. She takes a random sample of 27 lunches from the 500 distributed at lunch time. Out of the
lunches selected, 15 had a sufficient amount of fruits and veggies. Check whether the conditions for
calculating confidence interval for pop. proportion p are met.
270 ≤ 500 15 ≥ 10 12.15 ≥ 10 𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑚 . All conditions are met.