It is believed that 11% of all Americans are left-handed. In a random sample of 500 students from a particular college with 52407 students, 47 were left-handed. Find a 97% confidence interval for the percentage of all students at this particular college who are left-handed.P: Parameter What is the correct parameter symbol for this problem? What is the wording of the parameter in the context of this problem? A: AssumptionsSince information was collected from each object, what conditions do we need to check? Check all that apply. 𝑛≥30 or normal population.σσ is known.𝑛(1-𝑝)≥10𝑛(𝑝̂)≥10σσ is unknown.𝑁≥20𝑛𝑛(1-𝑝̂)≥10𝑛𝑝≥10 Check those assumptions: 1. 𝑛𝑝^= which is 2. 𝑛(1-𝑝^)= which is 3. 𝑁= which is If no N is given in the problem, use 1000000N: Name the procedure The conditions are met to use a .I: Interval and point estimate The symbol and value of the point estimate on this problem are as follows: = Leave answer as a fraction. The interval estimate for is ( , ) Round endpoints to 3 decimal places.C: Conclusion We are % confident that the is between % and %
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It is believed that 11% of all Americans are left-handed. In a random sample of 500 students from a particular college with 52407 students, 47 were left-handed. Find a 97% confidence interval for the percentage of all students at this particular college who are left-handed.P: Parameter What is the correct parameter symbol for this problem? What is the wording of the parameter in the context of this problem? A: AssumptionsSince information was collected from each object, what conditions do we need to check? Check all that apply. 𝑛≥30 or normal population.σσ is known.𝑛(1-𝑝)≥10𝑛(𝑝̂)≥10σσ is unknown.𝑁≥20𝑛𝑛(1-𝑝̂)≥10𝑛𝑝≥10 Check those assumptions: 1. 𝑛𝑝^= which is 2. 𝑛(1-𝑝^)= which is 3. 𝑁= which is If no N is given in the problem, use 1000000N: Name the procedure The conditions are met to use a .I: Interval and point estimate The symbol and value of the point estimate on this problem are as follows: = Leave answer as a fraction. The interval estimate for is ( , ) Round endpoints to 3 decimal places.C: Conclusion We are % confident that the is between % and %
Solution
P: Parameter
- The correct parameter symbol for this problem is .
- The wording of the parameter in the context of this problem is: the percentage of all students at this particular college who are left-handed.
A: Assumptions Since information was collected from each object, what conditions do we need to check? Check all that apply.
- or normal population.
- is known.
- is unknown.
Check those assumptions:
- which is
- which is
- which is
N: Name the procedure The conditions are met to use a one-sample z-interval for proportions.
I: Interval and point estimate The symbol and value of the point estimate on this problem are as follows:
The interval estimate for is:
For a 97% confidence interval, the critical value is approximately 2.17.
Calculating the margin of error:
Thus, the interval estimate for is:
Round endpoints to 3 decimal places:
C: Conclusion We are 97% confident that the percentage of all students at this particular college who are left-handed is between 6.7% and 12.1%.
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