In: Statistics and Probability
Please include steps 7. In a survey of n=550 randomly selected individuals, X=260 felt that Ronald Reagan spent too much time away from Washington. Find a 92% confidence interval for the proportion
1)Level of Significance, α = 0.08
2)
Number of Items of Interest,   x =  
260          
Sample Size,   n =    550  
       
          
       
Sample Proportion ,    p̂ = x/n =   
0.4727          
3)z -value =   Zα/2 =    1.960  
[excel formula =NORMSINV(α/2)]      
          
       
4) Standard Error ,    SE = √[p̂(1-p̂)/n] =   
0.021288          
5) margin of error , E = Z*SE =    1.960  
*   0.02129   =   0.0373
          
       
92%   Confidence Interval is  
           
6) Interval Lower Limit = p̂ - E =    0.47273  
-   0.03727   =   0.435
7) Interval Upper Limit = p̂ + E =   0.47273  
+   0.03727   =   0.510
          
       
92%   confidence interval is (  
0.4355   < p <    0.5100  
)