In: Statistics and Probability
The housing market has recovered slowly from the economic crisis of 2008. Recently, in one large community, realtors randomly sampled 3434 bids from potential buyers to estimate the average loss in home value. The sample showed the average loss was $8637 with a standard deviation of $1396.
Find a 95% confidence interval for the mean loss in value per home.
($___ , $___) round to the nearest whole number as needed
Solution :
Given that,
= $8637
= $1396
n = 3434
At 95% confidence level the z is ,
= 1 - 95% = 1 - 0.95 = 0.05
/ 2 = 0.05 / 2 = 0.025
Z/2 = Z0.025 = 1.96
Margin of error = E = Z/2* ( /n)
=1.96 * (1396 / 3434)
= 47
At 95% confidence interval estimate of the population mean is,
- E < < + E
8637 - 47 < < 8637 + 47
8590< < 8684
($8590, $8684)