(a) Consider the distribution of all Minnesotans' preference for green bean hot dish versus any other kind of hot dish. Explain why the standard deviation of this distribution is bounded by 1/2. (b) Find a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of all Minnesotans who prefer green bean hotdish. (c) Interpret your 95% confidence interval. (d) Interpret the 95% confidence level.

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4. Do a majority of Minnesotans prefer green bean hotdish? A recent poll of 400 ran-
domly selected Minnesotans hopes to answer this very important question. In the poll
190/400 = 47.5% of respondents answered that green bean hotdish is their favorite
hotdish, while the remaining Minnesotans in the poll preferred a different hotdish.
(a) Consider the distribution of all Minnesotans' preference for green bean hot dish
versus any other kind of hot dish. Explain why the standard deviation of this
distribution is bounded by 1/2.
(b) Find a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of all Minnesotans who prefer
green bean hotdish.
(c) Interpret your 95% confidence interval.
(d) Interpret the 95% confidence level.
Transcribed Image Text:4. Do a majority of Minnesotans prefer green bean hotdish? A recent poll of 400 ran- domly selected Minnesotans hopes to answer this very important question. In the poll 190/400 = 47.5% of respondents answered that green bean hotdish is their favorite hotdish, while the remaining Minnesotans in the poll preferred a different hotdish. (a) Consider the distribution of all Minnesotans' preference for green bean hot dish versus any other kind of hot dish. Explain why the standard deviation of this distribution is bounded by 1/2. (b) Find a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of all Minnesotans who prefer green bean hotdish. (c) Interpret your 95% confidence interval. (d) Interpret the 95% confidence level.
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