In: Statistics and Probability
A random sample of 400 passengers of an airline is polled after their flights. Of those passengers, 300 say they will fly again with the same airline. Which of the following is the 99% confidence interval for the proportion of passengers that will fly again with the same airline?
Solution :
Given that,
n = 400
x = 300
Point estimate = sample proportion = = x / n =300/400=0.75
1 - =0.25
At 99% confidence level the z is ,
= 1 - 99% = 1 - 0.99 = 0.01
/ 2 = 0.01 / 2 = 0.005
Z/2 = Z0.005 = 2.576 ( Using z table )
Margin of error = E = Z / 2 * (((( * (1 - )) / n)
= 2.576* (((0.75*0.25) /400 )
E = 0.056
A 99% confidence interval is ,
- E < p < + E
0.75-0.056< p < 0.75+0.056
(0.694 , 0.806)