In: Statistics and Probability
In a study of 4,000 individuals there are 1,632 individuals with diabetes. What is the proportion of individuals with diabetes and what is the 95% confidence interval for that proportion? Please Show all work done.
Solution:
Confidence Interval for population proportion(p)
Given,
n = 4000 ....... Sample size
x = 1632 .......no. of successes in the sample
Let denotes the sample proportion.
= x/n = 1632/4000 = 0.408
Our aim is to construct 95% confidence interval.
c = 0.95
= 1- c = 1- 0.95 = 0.05
/2 = 0.05 2 = 0.025 and 1- /2 = 0.975
Search the probability 0.975 in the Z table and see corresponding z value
= 1.96 for the 95% Confidence interval
Now , confidence interval for population proportion(p) is given by:
0.408 - 1.96* 0.408 + 1.96*
0.408 - 0.01523059993 < < 0.408 + 0.01523059993
0.3928 < < 0.4232
is the required 95% confidence interval for the population proportion.
Answer is (0.3928 , 0.4232)