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Suppose that a consumer advocacy group would like to conduct a survey to find the proportion...

Suppose that a consumer advocacy group would like to conduct a survey to find the proportion p of smartphone users that were happy with their smartphone. The advocacy group took a random sample of 1,000 smartphone users and found that 400 were happy with their smartphone. A 90% confidence interval for p is closest to:

a. (0.396, 0.404)

b. (0.375, 0.425)

c. (0.387, 0.413)

d. (0.390, 0.410)

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Solution :

Given that,

n = 1000

x = 400

Point estimate = sample proportion = = x / n = 400/1000=0.4

1 - = 1-0.4=0.6

At 90% confidence level

= 1 - 90%  

= 1 - 0.90 =0.10

/2 = 0.05

Z/2 = Z0.05 = 1.645 ( Using z table )

Margin of error = E = Z / 2 * (( * (1 - )) / n)

= 1.645 (((0.4*0.6) / 1000)

E = 0.0255

A 90% confidence interval for population proportion p is ,

- E < p < + E

0.4 -0.0255 < p < 0.4+0.0255

0.375< p < 0.425

The 90% confidence interval for the population proportion p is : 0.375,0.425


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