A local health center noted that in a sample of 400 patients, 80 were referred to them by the local hospital. a) Provide a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of patients who are referred to the health center by the hospital. b) What sample size would be required to estimate the proportion of all hospital referrals to the health center with a margin of error of .04 at 95% confidence?

A local health center noted that in a sample of 400 patients, 80 were referred to them by the local hospital. a) Provide a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of patients who are referred to the health center by the hospital. b) What sample size would be required to estimate the proportion of all hospital referrals to the health center with a margin of error of .04 at 95% confidence?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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