In: Statistics and Probability
Information on a large packet of seeds indicates that the germination rate is p0=92%. Some researchers claim that the proportion of germination should be higher than that.
(a) (2 points) Based on the indication of the information,
what’s the probability that more than 95% of the 300 seeds in the
packet will germinate?
(b) (3 points) Now a random sample containing 300 seeds with 290
germinated is chosen to test this claim. Based on the sample,
construct a 90% confidence interval for the population proportion of
the seeds germinated in one packet. Please interpret the
interval.
(c) (5 points) If some researchers want to conduct a large-scale
study, hoping to estimate the proportion to within 1% with 98%
confidence, how many seeds must contain in the sample?