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a random sample of 175 xray machines is taken. and 54 machines in the sample malfunction. compute a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of all xray machines that malfunction. then calculate the upper and lower limit of the 95% confidence intervals
Solution :
Given that,
n = 175
x = 54
Point estimate = sample proportion =
= x / n = 54 / 175 = 0.31
At 95% confidence level
/2
= 0.025
Z/2
= Z0.025 = 1.96
Margin of error = E = Z
/ 2 *
((
* (1 -
)) / n)
= 0.069
A 95% confidence interval for population proportion p is ,
0.31 ± 0.069
0.241 , 0.379
lower limit = 0.241
upper limit = 0.379